Armed bandits holding retired Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former Director of Defence Information, and his wife have demanded the release of some of their detained members and the return of confiscated livestock before the couple can regain their freedom.
The demand was made public in a video that surfaced on Saturday. The footage showed the retired senior military officer and his wife in captivity, appealing to government authorities and community leaders to intervene in the matter.
In the video, the former army spokesman’s wife called on Katsina State Governor Dikko Umar Radda as well as the chairmen of Matazu, Musawa, Kankia, Charanchi and Kusada Local Government Areas to help secure their release.
She explained that the kidnappers were insisting that three of their arrested members and their seized property must be returned.
“Three of their boys have been arrested, including Aminu, Sani Nasiru and others, and they want them released alongside all their
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