By Achadu Gabriel, Kaduna
Terrorists have reportedly slaughtered five of the sixty-one villagers abducted three weeks ago at Budah Hausa village in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna South area of Kaduna State.
It was gathered that 51 other victims were released on Tuesday following the payment of an undisclosed amount to the hoodlums as ransom.
A resident of the area, Benjamin Maigari, who disclosed in an interview on the released of the kidnapped persons on Thursday, said the five victims are those who could not pay the additional amount requested by the terrorists as ransom that were, however, killed.
According to him, the released victims are mostly sick due to the psychological trauma they passed through in the hands of the bandits.
“As I am talking to you now, the majority of them cannot walk. They have suffered a lots in the hands of the bandits. During their incarceration, they were chained.
“Very terrible; if you see them, you will shed tears because they really suffered, especially the men among them. 61 of them were abducted, 51 have returned, 5 were killed in captivity, and 5 others are still with them.
He also added that among those released, two were shot in the legs while in captivity. He said those who regained freedom and whose condition worsened have been rushed to an undisclosed hospital for treatment.
At the time of filing the report, there was no official statement, either from the police or the state government, as usual.
