Bandits operating along the Kaduna-Abuja highway have allegedly killed a farmer, identified as Ibrahim Kadafa, popularly known as Ibro, after collecting ₦56 million and other valuables from his family as ransom.
Ibrahim was reportedly kidnapped alongside his friend, Mustapha Shelpidi, while harvesting soybeans on his farm around Alheri Camp, Kilometer 30, along the Kaduna-Abuja highway, on October 28, 2026.
Silverbird TV reports that Ibrahim, who worked in Abuja, had travelled to supervise activities on his farm when the armed men stormed the area and abducted both men.
According to family sources, the kidnappers initially demanded ₦100 million for their release before reducing the ransom to ₦80 million.
After weeks of negotiations, the family reportedly paid ₦56 million, alongside three brand-new Samsung mobile phones and a recharge card worth ₦20,000, in an effort to secure Ibrahim’s freedom.
However, what the family had hoped would be a reunion reportedly ended in tragedy when they went to receive him from the kidnappers.
Instead of returning Ibrahim alive, the abductors allegedly handed over his lifeless body on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
The family further disclosed that Ibrahim sustained a gunshot injury to his leg while reportedly attempting to escape during the abduction.
According to the family source, he remained without medical attention throughout his two weeks in captivity.
The family suspects that complications arising from the untreated gunshot injury may have contributed to his death.
The circumstances surrounding his death have left his relatives devastated, particularly after they reportedly fulfilled the kidnappers’ demands in the hope of securing his safe return.
Meanwhile, the fate of his friend, Mustapha Shelpidi, was not disclosed in the report.
