Also confirming Najeebah’s killing on Saturday night in a post on X, former Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, said he had spoken with the father of Najeebah over the remaining kidnapped girls.

The killing of a Nigerian lady, Nabeeha who was abducted along with her five sisters and their father in their house in Abuja on January 2, has sparked outrage in the country.




Following the reported killing of Nabeeha, Nigerians on social media have lamented the escalating insecurity in the country and have started a donation campaign to raise money for the ransom to secure the release of her remaining five sisters from their abductors.



An X user, @Adamu_Asiya_, who identified herself as a cousin of the Nabeeha and her abducted sisters, in the early hours of Wednesday, January 3, announced their abduction in a post.




@Adamu_Asiya_, who said that her uncle was killed during the attack when Najeebah (the eldest of the sisters) and her sisters were kidnapped wrote, “Please pray for my sisters and uncle when you see this. Najeebah, her sisters, and her dad were kidnapped in their house last night. We lost an uncle in the process. Your duas are needed.”



After two days she made her first post, she made another post saying that Najeebah’s father had been released by the kidnappers but that a ransom of N60 million was placed on the lives of Najeebah and her sisters and that the kidnappers had given January 12 as a deadline.



Her post led to the creation of a hashtag, #Najeebahandhersisters to raise the N60 million but while the fundraising campaign was going, @Adamu_Asiya_ in the early hours of Saturday in a post announced that the kidnappers had killed one of the sisters, Nabeeha following failure to meet the deadline given by the kidnappers for the payment of the N60 million ransom.



She said that the kidnappers thereafter raised the ransom demand to N100 million.



Also confirming Najeebah’s killing on Saturday night in a post on X, former Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, said he had spoken with the father of Najeebah over the remaining kidnapped girls.



The former minister wrote, “Inna lil Laahi wa inna ilaiHi Raajiun! I just read about the killing of our daughter Najeeba (400 level, ABU). I also spoke with her father about the remaining 5 of our kidnapped daughters. May Allah forgive her, rescue others & bring absolute peace to Nigeria.”



Meanwhile, Bashir Ahmad, a former aide to former President Muhammadu Buhari, had called on the Nigeria Police Force to take necessary actions on the matter and ensure the girls were rescued unhurt.



Ahmad wrote in a post on X saying, “I join fellow concerned Nigerians in urgently calling on the @PoliceNG through its PPRO @PrinceMoye1 to acknowledge and respond to the unfortunate incident involving the kidnapping of Najeebah and five of her sisters #NajeebahAndHerSisters more than a week ago.



“The information shared by a family member @Adamu_Asiya_ this morning indicated that the kidnappers have tragically killed Najeebah as a warning and demanded a N100 million ransom for the release of the remaining victims.



“We implore the Nigeria Police to prioritise this case and deploy all necessary resources to safely rescue the remaining victims. Thank you!”



In reaction, the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the police would need to get in touch with a member of the victims’ family.



The Force spokesperson wrote, “Please let the family members or you relate with us codedly. Let them reach out to me on my personal line, and drop a message there. We have been working on it, but we need some info. We will try our best possible to emplace all necessary measures to rescue them unhurt. But we need to get some info pls. Thanks.”



Responding to Adejobi, Ahmad said that he had linked the police with a senior member of the victims’ family, saying, “Following our exchanges with @PoliceNG Public Relations Officer, @PrinceMoye1, I have spoken with a relative of Najeebah. We agreed that a senior family member would directly take up the matter with Prince Muyiwa in person, away from social media platforms.



“The family expresses their gratitude to all Nigerians for their concern and support during this challenging period.



“Now, with the authorities involved, we are hopeful that #NajeebahAndHerSisters will be swiftly and safely rescued and reunited with their family.”



But following Nabeeha’s killing on Saturday by her abductors, Nigerians on social media have decried the security situation in the country, calling on security agencies to rescue the remaining girls unhurt and saying that the Nigerian government should be held responsible for the ugly incident.



As an X user, @IB_Bayawa wrote, “Ya Allah! Forgive her and rescue all our Muslim brothers and sisters!!” another X user, @TayeloluJ wrote, “Leave Allah and do the needful. Call out the government, security forces, protest, or pay the ransom. Allah is always there to forgive when they are dead.”



Also, @MaRyAm_MuKtAr wrote, “Good morning arewa, I’m sure most of us found it hard to sleep peacefully yesterday, yes it is expected because our lives are no longer safe in the comforts of our homes.



“It is time to make noise till our voices are heard!!! Let us set our differences aside and make sure our leaders do right by us, after all we fought tooth and nail to vote and see some of them in office!!!



“Yes we will continue to fight for our rights! We have rights to security but they are leaving us in the hands of our enemies!!!!!”



Another netizen, @eksvi12 said, “Please call on Tinubu and ask him to change our security ministers. They don't even have a good track record on security issues, talk less of they are going to make a change in security concerns.”



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Criminals dey role for Abuja.

Nawa oo