BREAKING: Kidnapper gave me N2,000 transport fare from N6m ransom — Victim

A prosecution witness, Hajiya Fatima Ibrahim, told a High Court in Zaria, Kaduna State, that her kidnappers gave her N2,000 as transportation fare after collecting N6 million.

The police charged Dalhatu Shehu, Lawal Aliyu-Bullet, Nuhu Ismaila and Nura Usman with criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, illegal possession of firearm and kidnapping.

The offences, the police said, contravene the provisions of sections 59 (1), 246 (a-b) of the Penal Code and section 6 (b) of the Fire Arms Special Provision Act.

Ibrahim was testifying at the resumed hearing of the case at Kaduna State High Court 1, Dogarawa Zaria.

“On January 2, 2021 in the night, I heard some strange noises in the house.

“As I woke up and switched on the lights, I saw the four defendants with a gun and machetes.

“They wanted to know where my husband was. I told them he was away.

“They kidnapped me and took me to Galadimawa Forest in Giwa Local Government, after they had taken away money, children’s clothes and other valuables from the house.

“They called my husband and negotiated a ransom of N6 million to be paid in two installments.