Former NYSC DG Gen Tsiga Remains In Kidnappers Den
It is exactly 23 days since armed bandits invaded Tsiga town in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State and abducted Brigadier-General Maharazu Tsiga (retd) and nine others.
Tsiga, a former director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was said to have been abducted on Wednesday, after which the kidnappers contacted his family and demanded a ransom of N250 million.
Although details of negotiation regarding the ransom are still sketchy, an unverified report has it that the General might have been traded and transferred to another camp.
“They demanded a ransom of N250 million, but unfortunately, we heard that a different gang has taken him over after settling the initial kidnap gang, and the new captors are demanding N500 million ransom; so he is still in captivity”, a source told Weekend Trust.
Sources close to the family said last night the General is still in captivity.
“He hasn’t been released…However, the good news is that he is alive and the family is in touch with his abductors. It shall be well,” he said.
Another source said efforts to bring General Tsiga back home is being handled at different levels.
“He ought to have been released by now if not for some glitches which are being managed,” the source said.
