Man puts house up for sale to raise N8m ransom for children’s release in Kwara

It is not a good week for some families in Kwara as they run hecter skater to raise ransom to secure release of their family members kidnapped by gunmen.

One of the victim of these kidnappers is a man identified as, Lukman Aliyu, a resident of Aseyori community, Alagbado area of Kwara State.

Lukman’s children, Abdulkadir Lukman and Muhideen Lukman, according to a report by SaharaReporters were kidnapped and the terrorists are demanding a ransom of N8 million.

The kidnappers at first demanded a ransom of N20 million but after a series of negotiations, they told Lukman to bring N8 million or lose his two children.

Lukman sold his car for N1,500,000 and also indicated an interest in selling his house to raise the ransom demanded by the kidnappers.

“Lukman has sold his car for N1.5 million and was able to raise an additional N500,000 from his circle (family and friends) to make it N2 million now.

“Since the kidnappers insisted on N8 million or they will kill his children, he has no other choice but to decide to sell his house. His condition is very pathetic.

“I pray government could intervene in this matter and save our community from these kidnappers. Our lives are under threat because we do not know who is who and who is their next target,” Alhaji Mustapha, a resident of the community was quoted.