Due to the worsening insecurity in the area, many residents have relocated to nearby Jos or Bauchi
who were kidnapped by armed outlaws have been released following the payment of a ransom.
A resident whose relative was among those released but doesn’t want his name mentioned said the captives were released after the payment of N6 million ransom. “We contributed and paid N6 million to the kidnappers before they released our brother and his wife and three other people. Initially, they requested 100 million and later they came down to 50 million. So, at last, they agreed on the N6 million which was paid,” the source said.
The residents of Magama Gumau town which is located near the boundary of Bauchi State with Plateau State said they are under the siege of the outlaws. They said people are routinely kidnapped in the area and thus called on the government to provide security in the area.The gunmen are believed to be operating and coordinating the attacks from the nearby rocky areas of Angware and Maigemu hills that stretch between Bauchi and Plateau states.
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