AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna
After nine days in kidnappers’ den, the District Head of Birnin-Gwari, Ahaji Yusuf Yahaya has escaped from his abductors.
The District Head was kidnapped at gun point along Kaduna-Birnin-Gwari highway on December 18, 2019 alongside former Education Secretary and Wakilin Makaranta of Birnin-Gwari, Alh Ibrahim Musa.
Meanwhile, the kidnappers had two days ago released the former Education Secretary and held on to the District Head despite receiving N3.5 million ransome.
Chairman of Birnin-Gwari Vanguard for Security and Good Governance, Ibrahim Abubakar Nagwari who disclosed the development to journalists in Kaduna on Friday said, the kidnappers had held on to the District Head, saying the N3.5 million ransome collected was part payment.
According to Nagwari, “the district head, escaped in the night yesterday (Thursday) at Sabon Birni village behind Kaduna International Airport around 5.30 AM and sent an urgent message to a close associate to pick him.
“In the last 48- hours after the release of the former Education Secretary and Wakilin Makaranta of Birnin-Gwari, Alh Ibrahim Musa, the faith of the District Head was doubtful after a payment of three million, five hundred thousand naira was made to kidnappers which they tagged part payment.
“After long hours of uncertainty and threat to the life of the District Head and Sarkin Kudu of Birnin-Gwari, he miraculously escaped to freedom after the kidnappers led by Dogo Gide went asleep,.” he said
He however expressed happiness of the Birnin-Gwari people over the miraculous escape of the District Head.
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