Abductors of 3 travellers in Taraba demand N30m ransom

The kidnappers of 3 visitors in Taraba State have actually required a ransom of N30 million for their release.

The victims, recognized as Abdulrasheed Mai Mota Hussaini, Ezekiel Elkanah and Mrs Wapuken Ika, were apparently abducted at Rafin Kada in Wukari Local Government Area of the state on Sunday, October 11, 2026.

It was collected that the victims were returning from Takum town, where they had actually acquired paddy rice, when they experienced shooters thought to be abductors at about 7pm on Sunday along the Takum-Wukari Road.

Sources stated the visitors were relocating a convoy of 2 automobiles when they approached Jakundo town in Kufai-Ahmadu Ward and experienced about 4 armed males who emerged from the bush and bought them to stop.

The shooters supposedly required the residents of the lorries to disembark before taking them into the bush.

The location of the victims stayed unidentified as of the time of filing this report, sources stated the kidnappers had actually called their households and required N10 million for each victim.

Daily Trust likewise collected that 4 traders from Kano were abducted along the Rafin Kada-Donga Road early last month, with their kidnappers supposedly requiring N50 million as ransom.

It was not instantly clear whether the 4 traders had actually been launched, as the authorities had not formally verified the occurrence.