A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Zamfara State, Sani Shinkafi, has frowned at the recent killing of more than 35 kidnap victims by armed bandits in Kaura-Namoda, saying the security situation in the state is getting worse
Shinkafi stated this on Wednesday while speaking with newsmen in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital.
He called on the government to prosecute bandits-related offences in the state, describing the killings as “barbaric and ungodly,” while accusing the Federal Government of failing in its constitutional duty to protect lives and property.
The APC chieftain narrated how the victims abducted from Banga village in February were executed by the bandits despite payment of ransom by some of their relatives.
Shinkafi said the accounts of the released victims revealed horrifying acts committed by the kidnappers during captivity.
“These innocent people were kidnapped in February, 53 of them were kidnapped, including male and female, the bandit kingpin imposed a ransom of N1 million per head, and only 18 relatives were able to pay.
“One of the people who was released by the bandits reported to the community that the remaining people were brutally killed.
“They were not slaughtered by the bandits, one after the other, you carry your relation and slaughter him by yourself, two people who resisted slaughtering their relations and were shot dead instantly,” he said.
