Bandits have kidnapped four people in the Kolo village of Gusau Local Government Area in Zamfara State and refused to collect old naira notes as ransom but demanded for the new naira notes.
According to reports, the criminals initially demanded N10 million as a ransom, but after negotiations, they agreed to accept N5 million. Residents of the town said that while the villagers were attempting to obtain the money by collective effort, the abductors sent a message on Tuesday night, November 23, stating that they would not release the kidnapped victims until the Central Bank of Nigeria issued new naira notes (CBN).
“While we were attempting to collect the money demanded by the militants, they sent another message stating that they would not accept old naira notes.”
Residents of the town said that while the villagers were attempting to obtain the money by collective effort, the abductors sent a message on Tuesday night, November 23, stating that they would not release the kidnapped victims until the Central Bank of Nigeria issued new naira notes (CBN).
“While we were attempting to collect the money demanded by the militants, they sent another message stating that they would not accept old naira notes.”
They said that they would keep the abducted persons in their camps until next month – December – when the new naira notes would be in circulation.”
Police authorities in Zamfara State are yet to comment on these latest abductions as efforts to reach the spokesperson proved abortive.
