Posted by Chinenye on Fri 13th Nov, 2026 - tori.ng
A family in Kaduna has been left heartbroken after paying N56 million to secure the release of their kidnapped son, only to receive his dead body.
(Gunmen. Photo Credit: Guardian Nigeria News)
Bandits moving along the Kaduna Abuja highway have killed a young farmer, Ibrahim Kadafa, known as Ibro, even after his family paid a N56 million ransom.
Ibrahim and his friend, Mustapha Shelpidi, were kidnapped on October 28, 2026, while harvesting soybeans at Alheri Camp.
According to journalist Micah Jaja, the kidnappers first asked for N100 million, then agreed to N56 million, three new Samsung phones and N20,000 in airtime.
On November 11, the family went to collect him, but they were handed his dead body instead.
Gaskiya News Hausa, a local crime news platform, reported that the kidnappers shot Ibrahim in the leg during the abduction.
He is said to have spent two weeks in captivity without medical treatment.