Bandits who have been tormenting the North Central of Nigeria have released a video showing two of the 26 women abducted in Allawa Community, Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State.
In the video, the women appealed to their various families to fulfill the demand of the terrorists for 130 motorcycles to secure their release.
In the 30-second video, one of the women who was tied to a tree, pleaded with her family to meet the kidnappers’ demands.
While speaking in Hausa, she called on a relative named Abdulrahman to help.
“Umar, please speak to Abdulrahman. They’ve brought me to an area with network coverage. They won’t let me go until the items they requested are delivered. They asked me to talk so you can hear my voice. My legs are injured. For the sake of Allah and His Prophet, help deliver the items. They said if you bring them, they will release me along with Hajiya. I’m here with Hajiya,” she said in the video.
Abba Usman, a local resident, confirmed that the women shown in the video are among the 26 abducted in February.
He mentioned that the families of the two women have already provided six motorcycles, but the kidnappers now insist on receiving four more before releasing them.
Meanwhile, the families of the other 24 women informed the bandits that they are unable to afford the additional motorcycles.
The kidnappers are demanding five motorcycles for each of the 26 women, with each motorcycle valued at N2 million.
“My mother and sister were among those kidnapped seven months ago on the Allawa-Pandogari Road. On that day, eight men were killed before the women were taken away. The bandits have asked us to provide five motorcycles for each of the 26 women. We haven’t been able to raise the money, which is why they’re still in captivity,” Usman explained.
“Recently, they sent a video showing two of the women. The families of these two women provided six motorcycles, but now the bandits are asking for four more. They sent the video to prove the women are still alive and promised to release them once the motorcycles are provided. At this point, we have nothing left to sell to raise the money,” Usman added.
