Kidnappers have killed a hotel owner, his manager and a guest abducted in the Gauraka community in Tafa Local Government Area of GA of Niger State after collecting N25 million as ransom.
Two vigilantes from the community, Abubakar Muhammad and Ibrahim Garba, who took the ransom to the kidnappers, were equally killed by the bandits.
The victims were abducted in the early hours of August 17, 2024
An ex-Chairman of Tafa LGA and relative of one of the vigilantes, Yau Ahmad, who confirmed the development to Daily Trust said the victims were shot dead in the Dogon-Daji Forest which borders Kaduna and Niger State, as well as the FCT.
He said that the remains of the victims were taken to the Air Force base close to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja following their discovery in the bush.
The commander of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) in Tafa, Hussaini Abubakar, said the remains of his colleagues were laid to rest on Saturday following a clearance from the Army.
He further said that a man abducted from the community about a month earlier was rescued with gunshot injuries and was in an Army medical facility in Abuja.
