By Pathfinder Reporter
Sunday February 9, 2025
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Suspected terrorists holding the former director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Tsiga(rtd) in custody, have demanded N250 million as ransom
Tsiga, 67, was kidnapped along with several others in his hometown of Tsiga in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State on Wednesday night, February 6.
He was said to have been away from the community and had traveled to the area shortly after he was abducted.
During the kidnap incident, two residents were reported to have been wounded, while one of the terrorists was shot dead by his colleagues.
A source close to the family who asked to be named said a family member of the former NYSC boss’ family was contacted Friday night and demanded the amount for his release.
Born in 1957, Tsiga was the 14th NYSC Director-General and assumed duties in January 2009; before then, he had been Military Assistant (MA) to one of the former NYSC bosses between 1992 and 1994.
After retirement, he was said to have ventured into farming and other businesses and had been doing large-scale farming in the Tsiga community for several years.
His abduction had raised concerns amongst residents of the community, with some of them said to have relocated from the area.
A spokesperson for the police command in the state, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, initially did not respond to calls and text messages from several reporters to confirm the abduction.
However, Aliyu later confirmed the incident on Friday, stating that the command is on top of the situation as it is collaborating with stakeholders and sister security agencies on the matter.
He recalled that on February 6 at about 0530 hours, information was received at the Bakori divisional police headquarters of the activities of some suspected armed bandits who attacked Tsiga village, and immediately, operatives responded to the scene to rescue the situation.
“Unfortunately, before the arrival of the operatives, the hoodlums already succeeded in their mission,” he said.
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