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A popular kano-based businessman Alhaji Umar Sani, has been allegedly killed by kidnappers after collecting payment of ransom from his relations.
It was reported(not TNG) that Alhaji Sani was kidnapped along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road some days ago.
His abductors had contacted his family and demanded ransom, which was paid a few days ago.
One of the members of the family mentioned in Kaduna on Saturday that Magaji as he was fondly called was abducted two weeks ago alongside many others on the highway en route to Burku but was later confirmed killed by co-abductees days after a ransom has been paid.
Another family member of the deceased , Hussaini Sani, confirmed the death and said the kidnappers had called back on Thursday, demanding another N20million from them despite killing the businessman.
According to him, nine of them were kidnapped along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road while on their way to Buruku. They later released three of them but withheld six.
He added that the kidnappers started to negotiate with us and other families of people abducted, we agreed to pay them collectively and we did, only to realize Magaji has been killed while others were released.
“When we asked them about the whereabouts of our brother, they confirmed to us that he was killed by the abductors. We called them (abductors) using the number they used for the negotiation and they insisted that our brother was still alive, and even went ahead to demand another ransom before they would release him,” he said.