74 people who were kidnapped by bandits in Wanzamai Village, Tsafe Local Government Area, Zamfara State, have been released.
According to reports, the abductees who were kidnapped while fetching firewood were released on Friday after a six million naira ransom was paid.
Remember that 85 people were kidnapped in the village approximately three weeks ago, with one victim escaping, but the police ignored the figure, insisting that only nine people were kidnapped.
In an interview, a community elder, Abubakar Na’Allah, disagreed with the police figure, claiming that the bandits had approached them and demanded N1.7m from the hostages.
Na’allah had said the bandits were demanding N20,000 for each victim.
However, a resident of the troubled village told newsmen that the abductors had released 74 out of 85 captives.
He added, that two of the captives were killed while 9 captives are still under the terrorist’s den.
It was gathered that the freed kidnapped victims are currently receiving treatment in a private hospital in the state.
At the time of filling the report, there was no statement from the police and state government.
