Terrorists who abducted 16 residents of the Gonin Gora area of Kaduna metropolis have demanded a ransom of N40 trillion for their release.
The Gonin-Gora community, a suburb of Kaduna metropolis in the Chikun Local Government Area, was on Wednesday February 28, attacked by terrorists, thereby leading to the kidnap of 16 residents.
John Yusuf, a community leader in the area, revealed that the ransom demand is coming four days after 287 schoolchildren were abducted in Kuriga, another community in Chikun.
He said, “The terrorists have contacted us. They are demanding N40 trillion, 11 Hilux vans, and 150 motorcycles for the release of 16 people they are holding captive.
“Where are we going to get this kind of money? Even if we sell the entire community, we cannot raise N40 trillion. Even Nigeria as a country has never made a budget of N40 trillion.”
The community leader revealed that the bandits invaded the community two times within a week.
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“The abductions happened twice within a four-day interval. During the first attack, three people were kidnapped, while in the second attack, 13 people were abducted, bringing the total number of people being held captive to 16.”
He further expressed concern over the extensive bushes bordering the community and the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state.
“From our community down to Birnin Gwari, which is over 150 kilometres, is a stretch of bush.
“We also have another stretch of bushes from Gonin Gora down to Niger State.“this makes the criminals have free access through the bushes to our community, we are pleading with government to help us,” he lamented.
He therefore called for the establishment of a military base in the area to curb the activities of these criminals.
