Bandits collect N10m ransom to free Colonel, children in Zamfara

Retired Colonel, Rabiu Garba Yandoto and his children were on Tuesday released by bandits after paying N10M million ransom.

Yandoto, while speaking to newsmen shortly after the release, said the bandits were given N10 million instead of the N5 million earlier mentioned.

Yandoto said, “They collected N10 million and brought me together with my children near Faskari town in Katsina State and told us to find our way home.

“As I am speaking to you, we were released barely one hour ago and I thanked God that I was not killed while in the bandits’ camp.”

He thanked all those who contributed to his release.

When asked if his abduction was being motivated politically, Yandoto said, “I can’t rule out that possibility. I don’t want to say much about the issue now.”

Yandoto and his two children were few days ago abducted by bandits along Gusau-Tsafe road when they were returning to their village.