Bandits Reject Ransom For Release Of Zamfara Speaker’s Father

Armed bandits have rejected a ransom provided by the Speaker of Zamfara State Home of Meeting, Nasir Magarya, for the discharge of his father.

Premium Instances reported that Mr Magarya’s father was kidnapped alongside 5 others in August throughout a night assault on Magarya village of Zurmi native authorities space.

State authorities officers reportedly reached out to bandits’ kingpin, Halilu Kachalla, to assist in negotiating with the gang holding the speaker’s father.

An aide of the speaker instructed Pressinformant that Mr Kachalla was invited into the negotiation by an area authorities official in Shinkafi.

He stated the speaker’s followers in Zurmi and Shinkafi native authorities areas had reached out to Mr Kachalla instantly after the kidnapping.

Bandits reject ransom

A high aide of the Speaker, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed to Premium Instances that the speaker’s aides determined to go forward and supply the cash as requested by the bandits.

“A former Commissioner, who’s from Zurmi, has been within the forefront of the negotiations with the bandits. Halilu Kachalla tried his greatest however you realize they’re having downside with many of the bandits leaders within the state as a result of they imagine he’s now inching nearer to the state authorities.

“So, the previous Commissioner instructed the Speaker that they need to go forward and pay the ransom as a result of Kachalla had failed within the negotiation,” he stated.

The supply, nonetheless, stated he didn’t know the quantity supplied.

“All I do know is that a few of our folks in Shinkafi and Zurmi took the cash to the Turji camp however they didn’t even meet him (Turji). They mentioned with one in every of his high commanders, Dan Bukkolo, who instructed them that the order was that they need to return with the cash,” he stated.

That is coming just a few days after bandits burnt down homes belonging to the speaker, his father and uncle in Magarya village.

The media aide of the speaker, Mustafa Kaura, couldn’t be instantly reached because of the absence of cell telecommunications community within the state.