Tragic Sokoto Kidnapping: Victims Killed Despite Ransom Payment

Sokoto Crime Crisis: Kidnappers Kill Two After Ransom Paid

This is deeply tragic. Babangida and Usama, two young men from Sokoto State, were cruelly killed by kidnappers despite their families fulfilling ransom demands.

This underscores the brutality of such crimes and the helplessness families often face in such situations.

Kidnapping-for-ransom remains a significant security issue in several parts of Nigeria, and the fact that victims are still being killed after ransom is paid speaks to the lawlessness and impunity of criminal groups in the region.