A young lady identified as Najeebah who was kidnapped alongside her five sisters and her father in Abuja on January 9 has reportedly been k!lled by her abductors.
According to LIB, six members of the family were abducted on Tuesday night, January 2, 2024, in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. The bandits later freed the father to go and look for the ransom to secure the release of his children. His brother, Alhaji Abdulfatai, who led policemen to foil their abduction, was shot d£ad by the bandits.
The family were ordered to pay a ransom of N60 million – 10 million for each girl as ransom before Friday, January 12. However, they were unable to raise the money and the assailants reportedly killed the oldest of the six girls, Najeebah, and dumped her body somewhere for her parents to bury.
Former Minister for Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, confirmed the killing of Najeebah on Saturday night. He said he had spoken with the father of Najeebah over the remaining kidnapped girls.
“Inna lil Laahi wa inna ilaiHi Raajiun! I just read about the killing of our daughter Najeeba (400 level, ABU). I also spoke with her father about the remaining 5 of our kidnapped daughters. May Allah forgive her, rescue others & bring absolute peace to Nigeria,” he said in a post on his X handle