A hostage negotiator has been killed by bandits because he was rude to their leader during the negotiations to release nine kidnap victims adopted since April 16, 2024.
The victim is a 27-year-old man identified as Abba; he was shot and killed after he delivered N16m and three motorbike ransom. The incident occured in the Jere Kaduna State last weekend.
Shuaibu Hussaini said in a phone interview with Punch that Abba had been negotiating with the bandits, but shot him after they collected the ransom from him: “The bandits’ leader, after collecting the ransom and the bikes, tied the deceased with a rope and opened fire on him,” Hussaini stated.
“It was one of the victims who was among those released who said the bandits’ leader claimed that they decided to kill Abba for being rude to him during negotiation of the ransom.
“It was when one of the family members of the victims tried to find out the whereabouts of Abba after delivering the ransom that the bandits’ leader asked the family to go to a particular location and pick up his corpse.”
