Man delivering ransom to bandits in Kaduna kidnapped

A retired school principal who volunteered to deliver ransom to kidnappers to secure the freedom of a victim in Birnin Gwari LG, Kaduna State, has been held hostage.

Former federal lawmaker, who represented the Kaduna Central Senatorial District at the red chamber, Senator Shehu Sani, made this known in a post on his verified X handle on Tuesday.

According to him, the man whose name was not revealed has been in captivity for at least three days.

The post reads, “A retired School principal who volunteered to deliver ransom to kidnappers in order to secure the release of a victim has also been held by the kidnappers in Birnin Gwari LG, Kaduna state.

“He has been in captivity for three days now; the abductors made calls to his family for his ransom”.

Kaduna is one of the states in the North West where the daredevil bandits have been wreaking havoc in the past years.