Abducted bank staff dies after paying N11m ransom to kidnappers in Abuja

Austin Ilom, a worker at a commercial bank in Suleja, is said to have passed away after being kidnapped by kidnappers who were causing havoc in the country's capital.

The deceased was kidnapped from his home in Kubwa, an FCT suburb, near Abuja.

Joe Igbokwe, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), announced the news on his official Facebook page.

According to Igboke, the attackers, who chose Austin over Kubwa approximately three weeks ago, had demanded N50 million in exchange for his release.

He said his bank “refused to help him because he was kidnapped at home and not on duty, his brother-in-law, a serving senator, also insisted he would not do anything until the bank brought their own contribution for his release.

“He ended up bringing only 3m, his friends and colleagues in the office raised 11.5m in total.

"Kidnappers collected the 11m and asked them to go and get the balance, days later kidnappers called that they should come and pick him up”.

The deceased's family had gone to pick him up, but the Facebook post states that "shortly after he got to Bwari hospital, he asked for water, and before they brought it to him, he gave up."

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