After N10Million Rans0m, Bandits Demand Two Motorcycles Before R£leasing T0rtured NYSC Membe
After N10Million Ransom, Bandits Demand Two Motorcycles Before Releasing Tortured NYSC Member
We gathered that the terrorists received the two motorcycles on Monday as part of additional demands they made after the initial ransom payment.
Gusau, Zamfara State– A serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who was abducted by terrorists in Zamfara State has finally been released after his captors collected a ransom of N10 million and two brand new motorcycles.
We gathered that the terrorists received the two motorcycles on Monday as part of additional demands they made after the initial ransom payment.
In pictures obtained by AfrikaEyes, one of the terrorists was seen standing in front of the two motorcycles while another stood beside them pressing his phone, apparently documenting the delivery.
Sources familiar with the development said the motorcycles were demanded by the kidnappers as logistics support before the corps member could regain his freedom.
The release comes weeks after disturbing footage surfaced showing the young corps member being brutally tortured by the armed criminals while begging Nigerians for help.
We had earlier reported on February 28, 2026, that the abducted corps member cried out for urgent intervention as bandits subjected him to severe torture in captivity.
In the disturbing video obtained by Afrika Eyes, the victim, who spoke in Hausa, was surrounded by armed bandits who repeatedly flogged, kicked and humiliated him while he desperately pleaded for his life.
The footage showed the visibly exhausted corps member lying helplessly on the ground as the attackers struck him mercilessly with long sticks while others punched and kicked him.
Throughout the video, the victim could be heard crying and begging Nigerians for intervention, saying his life was slipping away due to the relentless torture.
“Please help me for God’s sake, please help my life. I may soon die in this situation,” the distraught corps member pleaded.
Despite his desperate cries, the attackers continued the assault.
Two of the bandits were seen repeatedly flogging him with long sticks while others violently punched and kicked him before smashing him onto the ground.
The corps member, visibly weak and struggling to breathe, continued begging for mercy, invoking religious appeals in an attempt to soften the hearts of his captors.
“For the sake of Allah, please help me. For the sake of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W), please help me. Please help my life,” he cried.
However, the bandits showed no compassion.
At one point, one of the attackers speaking in Hausa boasted that they would torture the corps member in the same way he claimed the Nigerian military tortures suspects.
The brutality escalated further as the armed men stood on the victim’s chest and repeatedly jumped on it while continuing to flog him.
The victim writhed in pain as he struggled to survive the assault.
At a point in the footage, the corps member appeared to lose strength and said he had died. Instead of stopping, one of the bandits laughed loudly and kicked him in the head, mocking his condition.
The video captured the victim breathing heavily and barely able to move as the attackers continued their assault.
Banditry and mass abductions have continued to plague several parts of northern Nigeria, with students, travellers and youth corps members increasingly becoming targets of kidnappers seeking ransom payments.
