- Bandits kill Alhaji Mai Wanda Maibultu and abduct six others in Garbatau, disrupting farming activities
- Kidnappers have demanded N100 million for the release of the abducted farmers
- This attack mirrors last year’s kidnapping spree, halting harvests and leaving farmers vulnerable
Bandits Abduct 6, Kill Top Farmer in Taraba StateSource: OriginalThe kidnappers have already contacted the families, demanding N100 million as ransom, said Adamu Dauda, a resident of Maihula town. This time last year, hundreds of kidnappers invaded our community, abducting dozens of farmers. “They stopped us from harvesting our crops then, and now theyre doing it again.
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“He doesn’t know how to steal money,” APC explains Okpebholo’s gaffe
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Breaking: Tinubu receives German President Steinmeier at Aso Villa
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