A nursing mother, Christiana Igba and her mum, Maria Agbo, were killed by kidnappers in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja,
It was reported that Christiana’s mother had come to Abuja for ‘Ọmụgwọ’ from Benue State to celebrate the birth of her grandchild when the tragic incident occurred.
It was gathered that Christiana, the wife of a Police officer, Simon Igba, had just given birth to her first child after ten years of waiting.
According to sources, the kidnappers abducted Christiana, her mother and her one-month-old baby from their residence near the Mopol Barracks, in the Dei-Dei area of FCT about two weeks ago.
The kidnappers initially demanded Ninety Million Naira (N90,000,000.00) as ransom from the family as a condition to release the victims.
It was learnt that the kidnappers contacted Christiana’s husband and after negotiation, they agreed on Ten Million Naira (N10,000,000.00).
The kidnappers asked Simon to get the money ready before 10 am on Thursday, 25 January 2024.
However, before the agreed time, the kidnappers reportedly called Simon to inform him that his baby was sick and had been handed over to another victim who was released that day.
The kidnappers gave the released victim Simon’s phone number and told her to call him when she got to the hospital with the baby.
The hospital called Simon Igba and he went there and recovered his baby.
A few hours later, the family received a report that Christiana and her mother had been killed.
Some Police officers recovered the corpses and deposited them at the Kubwa General Hospital
Eighteen-Eleven Media