The last of the two sons of the member representing
Maradun/Bakura Federal constituency of Zamfara, Alhaji Yahaya Chado has been
released by his abductors after a week in captivity. Kidnap-syndicate Newsmen
recall that Muhammad Yahaya and his elder brother Junaidu Yahaya were abducted
by gunmen on Jan. 22 at their home in Gora village, Maradun Local Government
Area. The gunmen, who went away with the two children, also killed six and
wounded four other persons on their way out of the village. However, the abductors
released Muhammad about two hours later with a mobile phone number on which
they demanded N10 million as ransom to release Junaidu. The Police Public
Relations Officer in the state, DSP Muhammad Shehu, who confirmed the release
to NAN on Wednesday however said, “we are not aware of the payment of any
amount as ransom to secure the release of the victim’’. Junaidu, who was
dropped in the village by the abductors on Tuesday, has been taken to the
Police Headquarters in Gusau for debriefing. “We are hoping to get to the
hideout of the criminals,’’ he added. NAN
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