5 persons abducted in Taraba regain freedom

Five persons abducted by gunmen in Taraba last week have regained their freedom. Daily Trust gathered that families of the victims paid a ransom of N300,000 on each of the five abducted persons. It was further gathered that it took days of negotiation between the kidnappers and families of the victims before the total sum […]

Five persons abducted by gunmen in Taraba last week have regained their freedom. Daily Trust gathered that families of the victims paid a ransom of N300,000 on each of the five abducted persons.

It was further gathered that it took days of negotiation between the kidnappers and families of the victims before the total sum of N1.5 million was dropped at a location along Sabongida-Sansani road on the instructions of the kidnappers.

A source at Sabongida town, Dauda Adamu, said the victims were released shortly after the ransom was dropped and have since reunited with their families.

Meanwhile, a Tiv community leader, Zaki Daniel, who was abducted five days ago at Dananacha in Gassol local government of Taraba State is yet to regain his freedom.

A family source in Dananacha told our reporter that the kidnappers insisted that the sum of N50 million must be paid for the release of Daniel.