Metro/Crime
Kidnapped Sokoto Monarch Dies In Captive, As Kidnapers Demand N60m, 5 Motorbikes To Release His Corpse
News reaching the OsunReporters News confirmed that the terrorists responsible for the gruesome murder of popular Nigerian Monarch, Sarkin Gobir of Gatawa District in Sokoto State, Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa, have made a chilling demand.
According to reports, they are requesting a ransom of N60 million and five motorcycles in exchange for the release of the traditional ruler’s body for proper burial.
,,,,,,,Bawa and his son were taken captive in July at Kwanar Maharba while en route from Sokoto to Sabon Birni, his hometown and the headquarters of Sabon Birni local government in Sokoto State.
,,,,,,The kidnappers initially demanded a staggering N1 billion ransom for the release of the victims.
It should be recalled that Alhaji Bawa was abducted, tortured, and brutally killed by the terrorists on Wednesday.
Earlier, a distressing video surfaced before his tragic death, showing the late traditional ruler, Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa, pleading for his life and urging the government to intervene.
The heart-wrenching video circulating online shows the late traditional ruler, speaking in Hausa, recounting his terrifying experience of being kidnapped by terrorists, desperately appealing for help, stating that their lives were in grave….danger and they were suffering in the forest where they were being held captive.
In the video, a gunman can be heard dictating what the victims should say, further highlighting the coercion and duress they faced.
,,,,,,Tragically, his plea for rescue was not heeded in time, as he was killed by the terrorists on Wednesday.
According to a family source on Wednesday evening, the terrorists are still withholding the body of the deceased traditional ruler, conditioning its release on the payment of a ransom.
The family is now faced with the distressing possibility of being unable to,,,,,provide a proper Islamic burial for their loved one if they fail to meet the terrorists’ demands of N60 million and five motorcycles.
“They said before they can release his corpse, we must give them N60 million and five motorcycles,” the family source said.
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