Ahmed Attahir ,Gusau
Nahuce Community of Bungudu local government area in Zamfara State have protested over incessant attacks by armed bandits,said they paid no fewer than N200million ransom at different times,but yet they no longer have peace.
The protesting community revealed that armed bandits have killed a prominent businessman of Nahuce town after they received N35million ransom.
Addressing newsmen on Sunday in Gusau, community of Nahuce led by Alhaji Musa Manager Nahuce lamented that people no longer sleep with their two eyes closed.
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Manager Nahuce disclosed that on Saturday people were kidnapped in their town,while many are in kidnappers den for long.
According him,recently a prominent businessman Alhaji Hadi Babangeme who was kidnapped in the town, was killed by his abductors.
“our people in the community were shocked and traumatized when we heard that a businessman Alhaji Hadi Babangeme Nahuce died in the hand of his kidnappers after they received N35million ransom from his family”.
He further lamented that people of Nahuce community were no longer safe,many have fled the town, “we paid no fewer than N200million ransom to armed bandits but yet we are no longer safe,they keep on attacking and abducting our people “. he disclosed.
He disclosed that recently they abducted 9 people and we paid their ransom, but the kidnappers refused to release them until we supplied Motorcycles again before they regain freedom.
The community,therefore appealed to State, federal governments and security agencies to come to their aid and protect them from incessant attacks.
They appealed for the deployment of more security personnel, establishment of mobile police base and presence of more military troops in the area.
