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Bandits who abducted more than eight National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC) members have demanded the sum of four million Naira as ransom to secure their freedom.
It was gathered that the Corps members were kidnapped along a highway within Zamfara State last Friday.
They were travelling in an Akwa Ibom Transport Company, AKTC bus from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital to Sokoto State, to take part in the mandatory National Service when the bandits attacked their vehicle and abducted them.
The father of one of the kidnapped Corps members Emmanuel Eket said through a telephone interview that his daughter, Glory Thomas had been giving them updates on the latest development in the bandits’ camps.
According to him, the bandits phoned with her number to inform him about the abduction of his daughter and asked him to pay N4 million ransom for the release of his daughter.
“They called me with her number, demanding the sum of N4 million. They allowed me to speak with my daughter because I asked how they wanted us to pay and my daughter said we should contact the AKTC,” the man added.
“Since that time, they have not called and I have not spoken with my daughter. I don’t know if they have released them but my daughter has not called me.”
The Zamfara State Police Command is yet to comment on the abduction of the corp members in the state.
However, a military source who preferred anonymity confirmed the kidnap, pointing out that a rescue team was currently combing the forest to rescue the victims unhurt.