Kidnappers Kill One Of Abducted Two Brothers, Leave Other, A Medical Doctor In Captivity

Benin, Edo Nigeria – Kidnappers who recently abducted two brothers have reportedly killed the younger one, while the elder, a medical doctor, remains in captivity.

The deceased, Tahir Abu, was found dead by a riverbank during a bush-combing operation conducted at the weekend by a joint team of police officers, soldiers, local vigilantes and hunters.

Sources said the family was still struggling to raise the ransom demanded by the abductors when Tahir’s body was discovered.

The kidnappers were said to have abandoned him and fled deeper into the forest with his elder brother, Dr Babatunde Abu.

Tahir, a newly graduated medical student, was yet to commence his housemanship before his abduction.

Confirming the incident on Monday, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, said the body was recovered during an intensive search operation in the bush.

“The body was identified by the family as that of the younger brother of the medical doctor who was kidnapped alongside him,” she said.

The brothers were abducted on January 1 along City Pride Road, Igbira Camp, Auchi, in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State.

Dr Babatunde Abu, who is undergoing housemanship at the Edo Teaching Hospital, was said to be driving home with his brother when armed men ambushed them near their residence.

It was gathered that the kidnappers had demanded a ransom of N200 million before Tahir’s body was found.