Grief and outrage have enveloped the family of an Abuja-based worker and farmer, Ibrahim Kadafa—popularly known as Ibro—after armed bandits operating along the Kaduna-Abuja highway killed him despite collecting a ₦56 million ransom and other valuables for his release.
Abduction of Ibrahim Kadafa
According to family sources and reports by Silverbird TV and Leadership, Kadafa had travelled to supervise soybean harvesting on his farm around Alheri Camp, Kilometre 30, along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
During the outing, armed men stormed the farmland and abducted Kadafa alongside his friend, Mustapha Shelpidi, whisking both men into the bush.
Weeks of negotiation and ransom delivery
Following the abduction, the kidnappers contacted the family and initially demanded a ₦100 million ransom before reducing the figure to ₦80 million. After two weeks of desperate negotiations and frantic fundraising to save his life, the family delivered ₦56 million in cash alongside three brand-new Samsung mobile phones and ₦20,000 worth of airtime recharge cards.
However, when relatives went to pick him up on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, expecting a joyful reunion, the abductors handed over Kadafa’s lifeless body instead.
Untreated gunshot wound suspected in death
Relatives disclosed that Kadafa had sustained a gunshot injury to his leg while attempting to escape during the initial attack.
He reportedly received no medical treatment throughout his two-week ordeal in captivity, leading the family to suspect that severe complications from the untreated wound contributed to his death before or shortly after the ransom was settled.
Meanwhile, the whereabouts and condition of his friend, Mustapha Shelpidi, who was abducted alongside him, remain unknown, compounding fears over persistent insecurity along the Kaduna-Abuja farming corridor.
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