The family of Senior police officers kidnapped in Zamfara has commenced selling off the valuable properties to pay Ransom.
Omokoshaban gather that 12 senior police officers were conducting special operation when they were kidnapped by the bandits.
Our reporter learn that the kidnapped police officers, were 12 Assistant Superintendents of Police, and they were on their way to Zamfara from Borno State when the incident happened.
According to BBC Hausa, the police officers were on their way to Zamfara to conduct a special operation when they were abducted by the gunmen.
The incident occurred 12 days ago but only came to light on Tuesday.
Speaking with BBC Hausa, wife of one of the officers said that her husband had called and instructed her to sell his house in order to raise the ransom.
She added that she knows the families of the eight other abducted officers.
It was gathered that families of all the officers were working to raise N800,000 each for their rescue.
Commenting on the issue on Twitter, Bulama Bukarti, an analyst at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, London, wrote, “That officers were abducted together speaks volumes on the extremely scary situation developing in the North-West.
“If police officers in convoy could be abducted, what more for ordinary Nigerians with no arms, training or equipment? It’s clear that we are playing with fire.”
That officers were abducted together speaks volumes on the extremely scary situation developing in the northwest. If police officers in police convoy could be abducted, what more of ordinary Nigerians with no arms, training or equipment? Itâs clear that we are playing with fire.— Bulama Bukarti (@bulamabukarti) November 17, 2020
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