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A Deputy Director at the National Assembly Commission, Michael Adesiyan, on Tuesday, recounted his near-death experience in the hideout of bandits.

Adesiyan was abducted from his Chikakore residence in Kubwa, a suburb in the nation’s capital alongside his wife on January 26th, 2025 before he was rescued on April 7.

The civil servant narrated his ordeal to journalists at National Counter-Terrorism Centre, Abuja, when fresh 60 kidnapped victims, who were rescued by the security forces were presented to the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.

Adesiyan called on the federal government to immediately look for a way to disarm the criminals and educate them, and possibly reintegrate them back to the society, adding that the bandits don’t know what they are doing.

According to him, his abductors were between the ages of 17 and 20, and they are stark illiterates who were not aware of what they were doing, and cannot even count N1 million let alone hundreds of millions they were asking as ransom.

He specifically said they were chained for 32 days he spent in the abductors’ den, adding that they killed his wife in his presence.

“I want to thank the government for rescuing us. I was chained for 32 days. I want to advise that the government should find away to disarm or arrest them (bandits), instead of confronting them.

“They can send them to school. Some cannot even count one million. They are stark illiterates. They are young people of ages 17 and 21. They don’t know what they are doing.

“So if they can bring them out, if they want to learn work (apprenticeship), they can let them do, retrain them, reorientate them, that they can be useful to themselves.

“My advice is to, instead of killing them, arrest them, reorientate them. If you want to educate them, they can then work. That’s my advice,” he said.

When asked why they were in a rush to tell their family to pay ransom, he said, “When they kill someone in your presence you would give them anything they want.

“For instance they killed my wife in my presence. If they request for your head in that situation, you will give it to them.”

On his part, Ishaya Kuka, a brother to Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah, said they suffered a lot in the hands of their abductors.

Kuka’s brother, who was also among the 60 rescued victims received by Ribadu and Minister of Defence, while sharing his experience said he never knew that he would still see the world again.


“Thank God for what we did yesterday. Frankly speaking, I was already out of my mind that I’m not going to see this world again due to how they were treating us in the bush.

“In the bush, we suffered too much. They used to chain us, two of us. If you are going to shit, you move with the other one. If you are going to piss, you move together.”

He stated that they pressure people into paying ransom.

He said, “About this money, people are saying that they are not supposed to be giving money. It’s because of pressure that they are putting, if they beat you in the bush, it will make you say you give money.


“Because if they discover that you don’t want to open your mouth and say you will give money, they will kill you. They will beat you. So, the pressure will be too much and you would have to give. ”

He appreciated the FG for rescuing them.

He said, “It is because of the federal government we are out, if not, up till now, we will still be in the bush. So, we thank you very much for what you have done to us. God bless, thanks.”

Earlier, while giving a breakdown, the Coordinator, National Counter-Terrorism Centre, Maj. Gen Adamu Laka said the victims comprising 35 males and 25 females, were rescued on Monday April 7, by troops of 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, in a coordinated operation ed by other security and intelligence agencies.

https://dailytrust.com/bandits-chained-me-for-30-days-killed-my-wife-in-my-presence-national-assembly-director/

So who gave them guns?
Criminals don't repent

Thank God
U come out save

Amnesty beggars.

Thank goodness he was rescued, but it is sad that he went through the trauma of watching his wife butchered by savage animals before his helpless eyes. I can't think of a greater tragedy and ordeal that a man can live through.

The fact that bandits are now operating openly and with impunity in Abuja while the FCT Minister is busy gallivanting in London with 26 Rivers State Lawmakers, shows how utterly useless and incompetent our leadership is.

This poor civil servant lost his wife because of the kind of low IQ, glorified motor park touts that have been running and ruining this country since 2015.

life in it originality was designed to be enjoy but in Nigeria from one problem to another....person no dey fit rest from bad news....

Why are they calling terrorists bandits?

Is this man brain still intact They killed your wife in your presence and you want them to be freed, right?!

Just because they are 17 to 21 years and illiterate?!

Your wife soul must be cursing wherever she is.

Northern government should send northern kids to school? Is this playing, you want them to start questioning their oppressors?

Fulanis are Criminals by nature

Michael Adenisan chanted sai Tinubu

only to enthrone insecurity and corruption

but it has consequences

ing evil pays evil

papiwyte , it's coming closer

Adesiyan called on the federal government to immediately look for a way to disarm the criminals and educate them, and possibly reintegrate them back to the society, adding that the bandits don’t know what they are doing.

Educate who? It's like your head is paining you. It's a waste of resources trying to educate these wicked criminals. Ending their lives is doing the universe some good.

jmoore:

Educate who? It's like your head is paining you. It's a waste of resources trying to educate these wicked criminals. Ending their lives is doing the universe some good.

Are you minding him, the average Nigerian is always sympathetic towards criminals and that's part of the problem...How can you want to reintegrate people who killed your dear wife Infront of you ? How ?

God punish the day APC was formed

Only solution is death.

SalamRushdie:


Are you minding him, the average Nigerian is always sympathetic towards criminals and that's part of the problem...How can you want to reintegrate people who killed your dear wife Infront of you ? How ?

Leave am..they go soon kidnap am again, na that time em eyes go clear.

The man is traumatized...

Not far from my area

illicit:
The man is traumatized...

Not far from my area

Na wa

The Core North in particular failed terribly to train the little ones, the out of school children percentage is a bomb that is not tickling anymore but blowing all over the place. Almajiri should not be mentioned anywhere in the north and compulsory western education should be a must.

Tt

This man must be a pastor, he is asking for pardon and reintegration of his wife's killers into the society. I don't know any level of forgiveness for now that sures this.

I don't want to mention what he ed through there.

This same Nigeria that we have Army, Police, DSS, NIA, NSCDC etc?

Which way na? 😭💔💔💔

DiasGodinHeaven:


So who gave them guns?
Criminals don't repent

Oga just say that you hate your wife!! you want amnesty for the people that killed your wife but you idi@ts are holding the person fighting them..........the black African man is hopelessly foolish! next time they will wipe your whole family !

Allow citizens to bear arms legally to protect themselves

Going by his advice,government might as well free every prisoner in Nigeria and send them to school or for apprenticeship......such an advice!!!

Nigeria is indeed a mad household filled plainly with mad people, plain and simple.

This country will bend over backwards to pamper thugs and killers—offering amnesty, jobs, training, and empowerment to men who extorted the poor, beat civilians, and murdered their own wives without remorse.

Yet, when it comes to Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa—men who didn’t lay a finger on anyone—the same country screams for permanent prison . No trials, no balance, no justice. Just raw, hypocritical madness.
Please what exactly is Nnamdi Kanu's offence and Simon Ekpa's offence aside sit at home and it's inconveniences to the
East

This dude is an ediot.

Kidnappers deserve firing squads. You can never rehabilitate a criminal or else, we will need to do the same to all our prisoners.

It is a very dumb idea.

Lawless Animal Enclave

3kay945:
Is this man brain still intact They killed your wife in your presence and you want them to be freed, right?!

Just because they are 17 to 21 years and illiterate?!

Your wife soul must be cursing wherever she is.

You took these words out of my mouth. He must have lost his senses during captivity; not unusual.

3kay945:
Is this man brain still intact They killed your wife in your presence and you want them to be freed, right?!

Just because they are 17 to 21 years and illiterate?!

Your wife soul must be cursing wherever she is.

Honestly when i was reading his statement,,i felt like slapping him thru my phone..That shows he doesn't even love the wife in d first place.. Saying thank God he is alive,,what happened to for better or worst? Bastards everywhere.. Even giving excuses for them..

Adesiyan called on the federal government to immediately look for a way to disarm the criminals and educate them, and possibly reintegrate them back to the society, adding that the bandits don’t know what they are doing.

I was pitying this idiot until I read this part