The bandits who kidnapped the Head of the Zamfara State Office of Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, Alh. Bashir Aliyu Abara Gummi, are demanding an additional N44m ransom to release him after collecting N16m from his family.
Gummi was abducted in October 2024 along Funtua-Gusau Road while travelling to Abuja to represent the Zamfara State Government at a meeting.
The bandits opened fire at moving vehicles, k!lling two persons before kidnapping the coordinator and scores of other travellers.
It was gathered that his family managed to gather N16,000,000 ransom which the kidnappers accepted but refused to release him.
According to a source, they are now demanding a new ransom of N44,000,000, along with 10 motorcycles.
“We implore the State Government to take immediate action to save this important individual, as the kidnappers have set a deadline of Thursday, February 6, 2025, which was yesterday”, the family source added.
Meanwhile, the bandits have released a video of the victim, pleading for help.