Bandits, on Wednesday, struck in Kolo village of Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State and abducted four people.
However, the kidnsppers have demanded for the new Naira notes as ransom.
It was gathered by Channels Television gathered that the bandits, who had earlier demanded N10 million as ransom agreed to collect N5 million after negotiation.
According to sources inthe area, the abductors sent a message that they would not release the kidnapped victims until the release of the new naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
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The source said: “As we were trying to gather the money demanded by the terrorists, they sent another message that they would not collect old naira notes.
“They said that they would keep the abducted persons in their camps until next month – December – when the new naira notes would be in circulation.”
