Nigeria’s kidnappers murdered more than 35 people who were kidnapped in a village in northern Zamba, despite paying the cost of being released.
In recent years, criminal organizations in the region have been taken to kidnap people as a means of raising money.
In this case, 56 people were taken from the Village of the Cau Lan Namoda local government in March. Since then, the gunman has demanded a ransom of a million nyra ($ 655; £ 485) per person in Nigeria’s media.
Manniru Haidara Kaura Chairman of the local government said most of the murdered people were “young people who were slaughtered like Ram.”
Haidara added, “Bandits demanded ransom money, and after a little later, they gave them what they asked. They released 18 people on Saturday, including 17 women and one young boy.”
“They only know why they killed them. They are meaningless and ruthless people. They forget that they are killing their brothers, and we all will meet in front of Allah.”
Residents said that three pregnant women between hostages gave birth to captivity, but all newborns died of lack of treatment.
Survivors recalled that they should witness the cruel murder of fellow hostages before leaving the forest.
16 of the people released on Saturday are in the hospital where they are treated, while the 38 bodies murdered by bandits will rarely be released.
In the statement, the Zamba government declared that the murder case was “brutal and cowardly” and that such cruelty was added to the determination of eliminating terrorism in the state.
“To the sorrowful family we share your sorrow and forces and heals. If we see the good people of Zampara, we will defeat evil if we have united, boundaries and suspicious activities.”
The government said murderers will reach justice.
In an attempt to suppress the spiral and a favorable kidnapping industry, the law was enacted in 2022 and paid for the ransom. It is sentenced to at least 15 years in prison, but no one has been arrested for that prosecution.
Also, if the victim died, he was able to punish the kidnapping by death.
But family members often cite the government that they can’t guarantee safety, and think that they should pay money to save loved ones.
