Kidnappers have killed 35 hostages abducted from a village in Zamfara State after the payment of ransom for their release.
In the latest incident, the kidnappers had abducted 56 people from Banga Village in Kauran Namoda Local Government Area in March.
Thereafter, the abductors demanded a ransom of N1 million per kidnapped victim.
The local government Chairman, Manniru Kaura said that most of those killed were young people who “were slaughtered like rams”.
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“What happened was that the bandits demanded ransom money, and after some back-and-forth, they were given what they asked for.
“They then released 18 people, including 17 women and one young boy, on Saturday,” Haidara added.
“Only they [the gunmen] know why they killed them. They are senseless and heartless people. They forget that they are killing their own brothers, and we will all meet before Allah.”
Sixteen of the kidnapped victims released on Saturday are still in the hospital receiving treatment, while the bodies of the 38 victims killed remain uncertain.
