Bandits Kill Farmer After Collecting N56m Ransom Along Kaduna-Abuja Highway

Bandits Kill Farmer After Collecting N56m Ransom Along Kaduna-Abuja Highway

Bandits operating along the Kaduna-Abuja highway have killed a farmer, identified as Ibrahim Kadafa, popularly known as Ibro, after kidnapping him and his friend, Mustapha Shelpidi, while harvesting soybeans on his farm.

The incident occurred on October 28, 2026, at Alheri Camp, Kilometer 30, along the Kaduna-Abuja highway.

Silverbird TV reports that Ibrahim, who worked in Abuja, had travelled to supervise activities on his farm when the armed men attacked and abducted both friends.

According to family sources, the kidnappers initially demanded N100 million as ransom before reducing the amount to N80 million. After weeks of negotiations, the family reportedly paid N56 million, alongside three brand-new Samsung mobile phones and a recharge card worth N20,000, in an effort to secure his release.

However, the family’s hope of reuniting with Ibrahim ended in tragedy when they went to receive him and were instead handed his lifeless body on Wednesday, November 11, after meeting the kidnappers’ demands.

The family further disclosed that Ibrahim sustained a gunshot wound to his leg while attempting to escape during the abduction and reportedly received no medical attention throughout his two weeks in captivity.

They suspect that complications arising from the untreated injury may have contributed to his death.

The circumstances surrounding his death have left the family devastated, particularly after paying the demanded ransom in the hope of bringing him home alive.

Bandits Kill Farmer After Collecting N56m Ransom Along Kaduna-Abuja Highway