From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse
The political community in Jigawa State is in mourning following the death of Alhaji Abba Anas Adamu, a prominent chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), who died in the custody of kidnappers along the Abuja-Kaduna highway.
His colleague and fellow party chieftain, Alhaji Ali Tukur Gantsa, was released after the payment of a N50 million ransom
The ADC chieftains were abducted last Wednesday en route to Abuja from Kano for a political meeting. Abductors took them to a nearby bush in Jere, demanding a ransom of N200 million. After prolonged negotiations, the sum of N50 million was agreed upon.
The deceased party chieftain, who suffered from asthma and hypertension, had been without his medication for days, exacerbating his condition amidst the fear and anxiety of their situation.
Despite Ali Gantsa’s efforts to reassure him, Anas’s health deteriorated, leading to his death. The abductors initially withheld this information, but a statement by one of them hinted at Anas’s demise.
An insider revealed that Anas’s driver and son delivered the ransom, after which the abductors released Gantsa and showed Anas’s son his father’s corpse.
As of press time, Gantsa and Anas’s body were en route to Kano, for burial arrangements.
