Terrorists demand N50m ransom to release Zamfara lecturer’s wife, two daughters

Terrorists who abducted the wife and two daughters of a lecturer with the Federal College of Education (Technical) Gusau in Zamfara State, Dr Abdurrazak Muazu, have demanded N50 million ransom for their release.

The terrorists on Friday kidnapped the wife Binta Umar Jabaka and the two daughters, Maryam Abdurrazak and Hafsat Abdurrazak in their house, in Mareri village the outskirts of Gusau town, the state capital at about one o’clock in the night.

A family member, Mohammed Jamilu, told The PUNCH that the bandits have called and informed them that they needed the sum of N100 million but later reduced the amount to N50 million.

“They initially demanded the sum of N100 million but later reduced the amount to N50 million,” he said.

Jabaka, however, explained that negotiation was still ongoing, stressing that the amount was outrageous.

“Where can we get that amount? It is too much for us. We are still negotiating with the bandits in order to rescue the three victims who are all females,” he added.