K!dnappers Give 5 P.M. Tuesday Ultimatum, Demand N20Million Rans0m To Free Aisha Wahab In Edo
Kidnappers Give 5 P.M. Tuesday Ultimatum, Demand N20Million Ransom To Free Aisha Wahab In Edo
She pleads for financial assistance from the public, saying her captors have vowed to kill her if the ransom is not paid by the deadline.
Kidnappers have issued a deadly ultimatum to Aisha Wahab, demanding a ransom of N20 million to secure her release before 5 p.m. today, Tuesday, October 21, 2025.
In a disturbing video that has gone viral and was obtained by SaharaReporters, Aisha is seen begging the public for ransom to save her life as an armed man points a gun at her head and chest.
She pleads for financial assistance from the public, saying her captors have vowed to kill her if the ransom is not paid by the deadline.
SaharaReporters previously reported that Aisha had been kidnapped by gunmen at Igbira Camp in Auchi, Edo State, plunging her family and community into distress.
She was seen pleading for financial assistance from the public to secure her freedom.
Residents of the area have decried the rising wave of kidnappings across Edo State, describing it as a “lucrative business” thriving under the grave silence and inaction of the government.
They accused the state government of failing to provide adequate security despite its constitutional obligation to protect citizens.
A resident said Edo State is fast becoming the heartbeat of kidnapping under the watch of Senator Monday Okpebholo, recalling previous abductions that remain unresolved.
In July 2025, two young seminarians were kidnapped at the Immaculate Conception Minor Seminary, Ivhianakpodi in Auchi, where an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was killed.
However, despite the ransom reportedly paid by the Catholic Church, the victims have yet to be released.
Meanwhile, residents of Edo State have also faulted the performance of security agencies in the state, accusing them of prioritising the arrest of human rights activists over tackling violent crime.
Another resident explained that the security agencies are very effective in tracking down activists who speak truth to power, but they fail to trace kidnappers and their informants.
They are now calling on Senator Monday Okpebholo, the state’s Chief Security Officer, to “wake up to his responsibility” by taking decisive action to curb the growing insecurity that has turned Edo into one of the most dangerous states for residents and travellers alike.
