Former Jigawa Lawmaker Killed by Kidnappers After Family Pays Millions

Former Jigawa Lawmaker Killed by Kidnappers After Family Pays Millions.

The tragic end of a former Jigawa State House of Assembly member has left many Nigerians asking the same painful question: what is the point of paying when death is still the final bill?

Hon. Abba Anas Adamu, a chieftain of the ADC and a known political figure in the state, was recently taken by armed men. According to information gathered by Toktok9ja Media, his abductors initially threw out a shocking demand—somewhere between ₦100 million and ₦200 million. That kind of money is beyond what most families, even those connected to politics, can easily raise.

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But his people tried. They begged. They borrowed. They sold. After tough back-and-forth talks, the kidnappers agreed to accept a much lower figure—still in the tens of millions. The family scraped together the cash and sent it. They believed that was the end of the nightmare.

It was not.

The captors took the money and still killed him while he was in their hold. His body was later released. No explanation. No mercy. Just a corpse returned after a fortune had already changed hands.

This case has since set off heated discussions across social media. Many are pointing fingers at the federal government’s well-known ban on ransom payments. The rule sounds strong in a press release, but on the ground, it is falling apart.

When a mother or a spouse gets that call and hears their loved one crying in the background, no government circular matters anymore. They will find money from anywhere—POS operators, market women, fuel station dealers, neighbors. People have gone as low as pulling savings from under mattresses and selling household items just to buy a few more hours for someone they love.

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And the irony is not lost on anyone. The same government that says “do not pay ransom” has been known to rehabilitate bandits and negotiate with terrorists. So while families are told to stay strong and refuse payment, some of those behind the kidnappings are being given fresh starts.

What makes this story even harder to swallow is the outcome. The family followed the kidnappers’ rules. They paid. They stayed quiet. They did not involve security too early. And still, they ended up burying their own.

People are now asking openly: if paying does not guarantee safety, and refusing to pay means watching your relative get killed, then where is the way out?

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For now, there is no good answer. Only more families sitting in fear, wondering if they will be next. And more kidnappers learning a dangerous lesson—that they can take the money and still do whatever they want.

Hon. Abba Anas Adamu is gone. His voice will no longer be heard. But his death has added one more painful chapter to a crisis Nigeria has not been able to fix, no matter how many policies are signed or withdrawals are capped.

Former Jigawa Lawmaker Killed by Kidnappers After Family Pays Millions.