TERRORISTS REJECT OLD BAIRA NOTES

Terrorists reject old notes of the naira and demand From the families of the kidnapped people in Kolo village, Gusau LGA of Zamfara State, ransom money is being demanded.

In Kolo village, in the Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State, suspected terrorists have kidnapped four people—a man, a wife, and two children.

According to reports, the suspects sought N10 million in ransom after kidnapping the victims and turned down the old naira notes.

Mohammed Ibrahim, a local, claimed that the bandits eventually lowered the demanded ransom to N5m and that residents of the community had been working to acquire the money to ensure the victims' safe release.

"As we were trying to gather the money demanded by the terrorists, they sent another message this morning that they would not collect old naira notes

"They said they would keep the abducted persons in their camps until the release of the new naira notes in December, Ibrahim said.

Both SP Mohammed Shehu, the state's police public relations officer, and Ibrahim Dosara, the state's commissioner for information, received calls.

As of the time this article was filed, text messages made to their mobile numbers have not yet received a response.