Armed bandits, who abducted women accompanying a newly-wed bride to her matrimonial home at Damari, Sabuwa LGA of Katsina State, have issued threats to remarry the bride and sell off the other women.
Recall that
the audacious bandits carried out the abduction last Thursday, targeting the
bride and her companions while travelling in an open van in the Sabuwa area.
During the
unfortunate attack, the gunmen killed at least four members of a vigilante
group.
Villagers
report that at least 55 wedding guests were abducted during the attack, and
they have been held hostage since then.
In a video
circulating on social media, the bandits were seen threatening to marry the
bride and sell the other captives if the ransom was not paid promptly.
It was gathered
that the assailants had reached out to the families of the victims, demanding
N100 million as the sole condition for the release of the captives.
In the video
clip, a gang leader, dressed in police uniform, took responsibility for the
abduction, asserting that nobody could rescue the women.
“I am the one
who abducted them, and I will never release them until ransom is paid. And if
there is anyone who thinks they could rescue them, they should try it,” he
said.
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