Nigeria, Dec. 9 -- Bandits who abducted 16 people from villages in the Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State have released only two of the captives after collecting the ransom they negotiated for the release of all the captives.

The village head of Yan Kamaye, Sunusi Abubakar, told PREMIUM TIMES on Monday that the bandits agreed to accept a N5 million ransom after days of negotiation with the locals.

However, they reneged on the deal after the ransom was delivered to them, releasing only two of their 16 captives, Mr Abubakar said.

"We provided the ransom, but the criminals released only two people without offering any reason for holding the 14 others.

"In my territory, which consists of over nine villages, the bandits killed a ...