Three siblings and a motorcyclist (okada rider) have been killed by their abductors after collecting N60 million ransom from the siblings’ father in Taraba State.
The incident happened in a forest near Garin Dogo in Lau Local Government Area of the state on Sunday, December 25, 2022, according to information available to NIGERIACRIME.
The deceased were kidnapped at Garin Dogo.
The kidnappers were said to have demanded N100 million ransom to free their victims who are of the same parents.
The father of the three young men, a cattle dealer, identified as Alhaji Musa, negotiated with the kidnappers, NIGERIACRIME gathered.
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It was also learnt that the kidnappers agreed on N60m ransom for the release of the three siblings and a motorcycle rider was hired to deliver the ransom to the abductors at a forest near the village.
However, the kidnappers killed the four of them after collecting the ransom. It was learnt that the victims were buried on Monday in the village.
In a related incident, five suspected kidnappers were gunned down by the army at Maisamari town in Sardauna Local Government Area of the state on Sunday.
The suspects, who were alleged to be behind most of the kidnappings in the area, met their Waterloo while trying to kidnap a cattle dealer in the area.
The police spokesman in the state, DSP Usman Abdullahi, confirmed the two incidents.