Former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani has released states in Nigeria where violent kidnapping takes place in Nigeria.
According to Sani’s list, Katsina tops the list of nine States where kidnapping for ransom takes place.
The list is followed by Zamfara, Borno, Kaduna, Niger. The others are Ondo, Cross Rivers, Edo and Rivers states.
Sani made the disclosure via his Twitter account.
Sani is an outspoken critic of El-rufai and his government.
The body of a Catholic priest was discovered in Nigeria on Saturday, a day after he was kidnapped by armed men.
Agenzia Fides, the information service of the Pontifical Mission Societies, reported on Jan. 18 that Fr. John Gbakaan “was allegedly executed with a machete in such a brutal manner that identification was hardly possible.”
Meanwhile, the priest of the diocese of Minna, in Nigeria’s Middle Belt, was attacked by unidentified men on the evening of Jan. 15. He was travelling with his younger brother along Lambata-Lapai Road in Niger State following a visit to their mother in Makurdi, Benue State.
Fides reported that the kidnappers at first demanded 30 million naira (around $70,000) for the two brothers’ release, later reducing the figure to five million naira (approximately $12,000).
Local media said that the priest’s body was found tied to a tree on Jan. 16. His vehicle, a Toyota Venza, was also recovered. His brother remains missing.
Following Gbakaan’s murder, Christian leaders called on Nigeria’s federal government to take action to stop attacks on the clergy.
Top Nine Kidnapping States:
1.Katsina
2.Zamfara
3.Borno
4.Kaduna
5.Niger
6.Ondo
7.Cross Rivers
8.Edo
9.Rivers
