Kidnapped Islamic clerics traveling to pray for Tinubu’s re-election still in custody 15 days after

The 5 Islamic clerics, Juma’at imams, who were abducted by bandits connected their mode to Talata Mafara, Zamfara State, a fewer weeks ago, person spent astatine slightest 16 days successful the abductors’ den.

DAILY POST reports that the clerics were abducted connected September 13 by gunmen suspected to beryllium bandits portion travelling to be a peculiar supplication league organised for the occurrence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.

The supplication league was reportedly organised by Senator Abdul’aziz Yari Abubakar, the Director-General of Tinubu’s run council.

The assailants ambushed the clergymen astatine Gidan Suleiman Bature, shooting sporadically earlier they were whisked distant to captivity.

The victims were identified arsenic Malam Shehu, Liman Yahuza, his deputy; Liman Bala and Na’ibi Tasi’u.

According to reports, the abductors had established interaction with the relatives of the victims, demanding N100 cardinal earlier negotiations brought it down to N30 million.

However, sources adjacent to the household told the Daily Trust on Monday that the whereabouts of the clergymen are present unknown, alleging the bandits had moved them from their archetypal hideout.

Efforts by information operatives to rescue the victims person yielded nary affirmative results as of Monday, September 29.

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