Bandits operating along the Kaduna-Abuja highway have killed another victim, Ibrahim Kadafa, popularly known as Ibro, after he was kidnapped alongside his friend, Mustapha Shelpidi, while harvesting soybeans on his farm around Alheri Camp, Kilometer 30, along the Kaduna-Abuja road, on October 28, 2026. Ibrahim, who worked in Abuja, had reportedly travelled to supervise his farm when the armed men struck and whisked both men away.

According to the family, the kidnappers initially demanded a ransom of 100 million naira, which was later reduced to 80 million naira. After weeks of desperate negotiations, the family eventually paid 56 million naira, alongside three brand-new Samsung mobile phones and a recharge card worth 20 thousand naira, in the hope of securing Ibrahim’s release.

Micah Jaja reports that what should have been a moment of reunion turned into a devastating tragedy. The family says that when they went to receive Ibrahim after meeting the kidnappers’ demands, they were handed his lifeless body, which was returned on Wednesday, November 11. The family also disclosed that Ibrahim had reportedly sustained a gunshot injury to his leg while attempting to escape during the abduction and remained without medical attention throughout his two weeks in captivity. They suspect complications from the untreated injury may have contributed to his death.

For the Kadafa family, the tragedy is particularly painful, having parted with millions of naira and other valuables in a desperate attempt to save their loved one, only to receive his corpse. The incident further underscores the growing insecurity confronting farmers and residents along the Kaduna-Abuja corridor, where kidnapping for ransom continues to threaten lives and livelihoods.(Silverbird tv)