After collecting N3 million as ransom, bandits have demanded N10 million before releasing the body of their hostage to the family.
Obadiah Ibrahim, who was abducted weeks ago, died last Monday at the hands of his abductors, but the gunmen only told his family of his death on Thursday, brother of the deceased Kefas Obadiah said.
“Earlier the bandits demanded N200 million and later settled for N3 million. They said we should bring the money. After giving them the ransom they told us the money was for their foodstuff which got finished, and that we should go and bring N15 million.
“They later came down to N5 million and three motorbikes and later collected one bike. After collecting a bike we didn’t hear from them again.
“Then on Thursday when the negotiator called them, they said our brother was dead. They said their men were arrested by police, tied to a tree and killed. So they vented their anger on our brother.
“Ibrahim died on Monday and they informed us on Thursday. We asked for his body and they said we should pay them N10m if we wanted his body.”