TAKUM BUSINESSMAN KIDNAP: Don't Pay Any Kobo Again; Alh. Mayo Tells Family

Abducted Takum businessman, Alhaji Usman Mayo, who was reported to have been abducted by armed men and for which a ransom of #100 million was purportedly paid, has reportedly told his family not to give any amount to his abductors again.


This latest position follows the refusal of the abductors to effect his release as they are said to have demanded for another #100 million naira despite the payment of an earlier agreed sum of #100 million. 

It was gathered that his abductors had yesterday forced him to call his family to pay additional N100million ransom for his release.

This was the recent revelation of an insider source and family member of Alhaji Usman Mayo who disclosed that Alhaji Usman Mayo had told his family to the hearing of his abductors on telephone that "not a single Kobo should be paid again".

The family/insider source, Mallam Ibrahim, told Daily Trust that Alhaji Mayo as he is popularly called in Takum had told his mother to forgive him as he rather prefers to die in the hand of his abductors than instruct his family to release money to his abductors again.

“Please don’t sell any of my property to give my abductors again; I’m ready to die. Let my abductors kill me if they like,” Alhaji Mayo was said to have told his family.

It was gathered that the Takum-based businessman was abducted last month just as his family had already paid N100million to his abductors but they refused to release him.

The family of the businessman thought he had been killed but were surprised to receive his call yesterday.

When contacted, the spokesman of Taraba State Command, DSP David Misal, said he was just briefed by the Divisional Police Officer of Takum on the issue adding that he was not informed about the latest development.

Culled from DailyTrust