GREENBARGE REPORTERS
Kidnappers, who made away with a family of six have reportedly killed one of them, a young lady that had just finished her degree programme at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria in Kaduna State, identified as Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar.
Najeebah, her sisters and their father were abducted on January 9 in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Reports had it that their father was released and asked to provide N60 million as ransom for his children’s release before Friday, January 12.
The family was believed to have began raising money and also called for donations into a bank account.
It was learnt that due to the inability of the family to raise the amount as at Friday, the kidnappers killed the oldest of the six girls, Najeebah, and raised the ransom money to N100 million.
Meanwhile, the former minister for communication and digital economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami said yesterday night, January 13, via X, that he had spoken with the father of Najeebah over the remaining kidnapped girls.
He wrote: “Inna lil Laahi wa inna ilaiHi Raajiun! I just read about the killing of our daughter Najeeba (400 level, ABU). I also spoke with her father about the remaining 5 of our kidnapped daughters. May Allah forgive her, rescue others & bring absolute peace to Nigeria.”
Earlier, a former aide to former President Muhammadu Buhari, Bashir Ahmad, called on the police to take necessary actions on the matter.
“I join fellow concerned Nigerians in urgently calling on the @PoliceNG through its PPRO @PrinceMoye1 to acknowledge and respond to the unfortunate incident involving the kidnapping of Najeebah and five of her sisters #NajeebahAndHerSisters more than a week ago. The information shared by a family member @Adamu_Asiya_ this morning indicated that the kidnappers have tragically killed Najeebah as a warning and demanded a N100 million ransom for the release of the remaining victims.