The Village Head of Kurmin Wali in Kajuru Local Authorities Draw of Kaduna Direct, Ishaku Dan’azumi, has published that the abductors fill demanded a ransom of ₦250 million and 20 motorcycles for the free up of about 177 kidnapped worshippers.
Dan’azumi disclosed this within the future of a phone interview with journalists on Monday evening, explaining that the ask adopted the assault which took deliver on January 17, 2026, within the future of church companies and products within the neighborhood.
Essentially basically based on him, the assault affected three church buildings, Cherubim and Seraphim Church 1 and a pair of, and Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA).
He said the terrorists accused the Kurmin Wali neighborhood of stealing 17 motorcycles allegedly lost by the crew within the future of defense force operations in Kajuru Local Authorities Draw.
“The terrorists known as and said the Kurmin Wali neighborhood have to pay ₦250 million and present 20 motorcycles before the kidnapped worshippers will likely be launched,” Dan’azumi said.
He added that the attackers moreover alleged that contributors of the neighborhood dismantled parts of the excellent motorcycles.
More than 100 worshippers had been serene being held captive 9 days after the incident, elevating serious concerns among residents and non secular leaders.
Efforts to receive a response from the Kaduna Direct Police Repeat had been unsuccessful as of the time of submitting this report.
Meanwhile, in a connected incident in Ekiti Direct, gunmen who kidnapped five persons, including a pregnant woman and a nursing mom, in Erinmope-Ekiti, Moba Local Authorities Draw, fill demanded ₦100 million ransom from their families.
Narrating the incident, the head of the affected household, Muhammad Okanlawon, moreover known as Elebenla, said the gunmen stormed their arrangement over the weekend and kidnapped five female contributors of the household.
Essentially basically based on him, the male contributors of the household had been at the mosque when the attackers struck, firing sporadically before leaving with the victims.
Okanlawon said security companies, including the Police, Civil Defence, Amotekun and varied operatives, spoke back hasty nonetheless had been unable to music the assailants, who reportedly deserted their frequent jog route and blended into the neighborhood.
He added that the abductors contacted the household once to ask ₦100 million ransom and fill not communicated since. He appealed to the executive for intervention.
