Colonel Rabiu Garba Yandoto (Retd.), a kidnap victim, has said that his abduction would be a blessing in disguise to Zamfara State, and the country in general.
Yandoto was abducted alongside his two children by bandits along Gusau-Tsafe road and released last Tuesday after payment of N10m ransom.
The retired soldier in an interview with newsmen in Gusau on Wednesday, where he talked of his experience in the terrorists’ den, said they were well treated and personally he had a lot of conversations with the marauders bordering on what would bring an end to the insurgency.
He added that he has message from them to the government, and his abduction would turn out a blessing to the entire country.
His word, “I am telling you, my abduction would be a blessing to Zamfara state and the country in general. All those wanted bandits especially the ones that are listed by the Chief of Defence staff had a meeting with me in the forest where I was held captive.
“We discussed so many issues which I will not disclose for now due to some reasons. They have not tortured me as well as my two children and they treated us very well.
”They gave me the opportunity to talk as they understood my position as a retired military officer. I think the reason why they didn’t take drastic action against me was that they have some messages which they want me to pass to the appropriate authorities.
“Some are top secret, some are officials while some are ordinary messages. If both the Federal and Zamfara state government can implement what the bandit leaders are looking for, the end of banditry will be over.”
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