A friend yesterday narrated a painful story of how his family paid through their nose to secure the release of a relative from bandits. Apart from payment of N35m cash as ransom, they also delivered – as demanded – the following:
6 brand new motorcyles (with full tank)
4 cartons of whiskey
10 packets of Tramadol
1 bag Indian Hemp
1 carton of Aspen cigarette
12 bags of rice (50kg)
10 bags of maize (100kg)
5 bags of beans (100kg)
1 25-litre jerry can of groundnut oil
1 25-litre jerry can of palm oil
1 carton of seasoning
10 packets of paracetamol
10 packets of chloroquine
for what?