Bandits Kill Man Two Weeks After Abduction In Niger

A man identified as Moses Tanko, popularly known as Arada System, has been killed by bandits weeks after he was kidnapped in Adunu community, Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State.
 
Tanko was abducted alongside over 50 residents of the community on March 14, 2023.
 
A friend of the deceased, Thomas Yakubu, who confirmed the incident in a Facebook post on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, said Tanko was shot dead by his abductor after he complained that he couldn’t trek due to injury.
 
Mr. Yakubu also disclosed that the kidnappers have demanded a ransom of N200 million in order to release the abducted residents.
 
“Adunu is an Adara town in Paikoro local government of Niger state. A town full of love, peace and unity, has now been invaded by herdsmen who kill and kidnap the citizens in numbers,” he wrote.