The abductors of a former Director of Defence Information, Maj. Gen. Rabe Abubakar (retd), and his wife have demanded the release of three detained fighters and the return of livestock allegedly seized during security operations as conditions for the couple’s freedom.
The demands were conveyed in a four-minute video released by the kidnappers and obtained by Sunday PUNCH on Saturday.
The video shows the retired military officer and his wife in captivity days after they were abducted in Katsina State.
In the footage, the wife of the former defence spokesman, who spoke in Hausa, appealed to the Katsina State Government, traditional rulers and community leaders across five local government areas to intervene and facilitate release of the detained bandits identified as Sani, Aminu and Nasiru.
According to her, two of the men were arrested in Jikamshi, while the third was arrested in Kano State.
She said compliance with the demands
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