Two kidnapped victims, Mohammed Danladi and Nasiru Yusuf, have been shot dead by their captors in Gwargwada, Kuje Area Council of the FCT, over a delay in ransom payment.
The victims, abducted alongside a herder and a woman at Gwombe junction along the Gwargwada-Rubochi road, were held in captivity while the kidnappers demanded N500,000 each. According to a family member, Shuaibu Abdullahi, the families could only raise N500,000, prompting the captors to execute the two men.
The kidnappers later released the herder and the woman after collecting N3 million at their hideout in Kotonkarfe forest, Kogi State.
Gwargwada’s traditional ruler, Ugbada Alhaji Hussaini Agabi Mam, confirmed the killings and stated that efforts were underway to recover the bodies. Hunters and vigilantes mobilized by Kotonkarfe’s local government chairman are searching the forest for the remains.
The FCT Police Command has yet to respond to the incident.
