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Bandits place N4m ransom on kidnapped NYSC member
Bandits have placed N4 million as ransom on one of the eight National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members recently kidnapped in Zamfara State.
The eight members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) were kidnapped by the bandits on a highway in Zamfara State. The new graduates were said to be traveling with an Akwa Ibom Transport Company (AKTC) bus from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to Sokoto State, for the mandatory National Service when the bandits intercepted their vehicle and took them away to unknown destination.
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Father of one of the kidnapped victims was cited to have narrated in a media interaction, “They called me with their line; they asked me to pay N4 million. I spoke with my daughter because I asked how they wanted us to pay; she said we should contact the AKTC.
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“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 family would need to cough out N4 million to secure the release of the victim.
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