Bandits Demand N60M, 5 Motorbikes To Release Body Of Slain Sokoto Monarch | Read Details
Bandits who abducted and killed Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa, the Sarkin Gobir of Gatawa District in Sokoto State, have demanded sixty million naira and five motorcycles to release his corpse.
Bawa was tortur-ed and killed on Wednesday.
Earlier before his tragic death, a viral video showed the monarch pleading for his life and urging the state government to help facilitate ransom for his release
Bawa and his son were taken captive in July at Kwanar Maharba while en route from Sokoto to Sabon Birni, his hometown and the headquarters of Sabon Birni local government in Sokoto State.
He desperately appealed for help, stating that their lives were in grave danger and they were suffering in the forest where they were being held captive.
In the video, a gunman can be heard dictating what the victims should say, further highlighting the coercion and duress they faced.
The kidnappers initially demanded a N1 billion ransom for the release of
the victims.
