Kaduna District Head Escapes From The Captive Of Kidnapper

The kidnapped District Head of Birnin-Gwari, Alhaji Yahaya Yusuf-Abubakar, have escaped from the captive of his abductors.

Ekohotblog garnered that Gunmen in military uniform had on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, kidnapped two including the district head along the Birnin-Gwari highway in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Birnin-Gwari is a town that shares borders with three States of Niger, Katsina, and Zamfara.

According to the Police,The gunmen in military uniforms were said to have stopped a commuter vehicle along the Birnin-Gwari Road by Ungwan Yakwo and kidnapped the district head, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, and a former Education Secretary at the Birnin-Gwari LG, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa.

According to a source, the kidnappers demanded for the N3.5m ransom which was paid.

The kidnappers said that the N3.5M paid was part of the ransom demanded, asking for more before they could release the monarch.

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It was learnt that he miraculously escaped from his captors in less than 48 hours after the release of the former education secretary.

Meanwhile, the State Command of the Nigeria Police was yet to confirm the development, the Chairman, Birnin – Gwari Vanguard for Security and Good Governance, Alhaji Ibrahim Nagwari in a signed statement, said that the district head escaped on Thursday night from the den of the kidnappers.