Nigeria kidnappers kill 35 hostages even after ransom paid

[Hume]

Kidnappers in Nigeria have killed at least 35 people they abducted from a village in northern Zamfara state despite ransoms being paid for their release, a local official told the BBC.

In recent years, criminal gangs in the region, known in the country as bandits, have taken to kidnapping people as a means to raise money.

In this incident, 56 people were taken from Banga village, Kauran Namoda local government area in March. The gunmen then demanded a ransom of one million naira ($655; £485) per captive, media in Nigeria report.

Zamfara kidnapping: Nigeria bandits kill 38 hostages even after ransom paid

They were put to death despite ransoms being paid for their release, a local official told the BBC.

www.bbc.com

 

[volsrocks]

This is why you don't deal with kidnappers or terrorists.

 

[Hawkeye10]

Sounds like an Imperial Empire operation.

 

[volsrocks]

Kidnappers in Nigeria have killed at least 35 people they abducted from a village in northern Zamfara state despite ransoms being paid for their release, a local official told the BBC.

In recent years, criminal gangs in the region, known in the country as bandits, have taken to kidnapping people as a means to raise money.

In this incident, 56 people were taken from Banga village, Kauran Namoda local government area in March. The gunmen then demanded a ransom of one million naira ($655; £485) per captive, media in Nigeria report.

Zamfara kidnapping: Nigeria bandits kill 38 hostages even after ransom paid

They were put to death despite ransoms being paid for their release, a local official told the BBC.

www.bbc.com

All cultures are created equal...

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Can't have witnesses now, can they? Of course, I doubt kidnapping in the future will prove profitable for this group.

 

[Hawkeye10]

Can't have witnesses now, can they? Of course, I doubt kidnapping in the future will prove profitable for this group.

Which is why this is almost certainly not what is claimed.