Suspected bandits have killed one Mr Tijani Amedu, a 53-year-old baker, and abducted 13 children related to him.
jerrymusa.com reports that Amedu’s brother, Rasaq, said the incident happened on January 6, 2024, around Katari area of Kaduna, while the victims were returning to Kaduna after a visit to Warri, Delta State.
Rasaq said, “They came to visit for the Christmas and New Year holidays. My siblings and their families came to visit. But they got attacked by bandits when they were going back to Kaduna, using two buses. I was told the bandits started shooting on seeing them. The first bus drove through them but the second bus stopped. My elder brother and 13 kids were on the second bus. The bandits took all of them.”
He explained that They killed his brother and and kept the kids captive, adding that family members got to what was going on when the children started communicating from their captivity.
Bandits Demand for Ransom
According to him, the bandits requested for a ransom of N200m, which was negotiated to N50m. and still the family could not afford it, noting that the money was too much for them to pay.
The wife of Amedu, Zinab, who confirmed her husband was killed, said the family was seeking help on the matter.
“They killed my husband and they went away with 13 children,” Zinab said this on Wednesday, adding that the family was seeking “prayers and help from anybody who can help. We have 13 of our children with them.”
The Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansur Hassan, When contacted on Wednesday, asked for details of the incident, and said “I will get back to you.” He is yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.