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A video showing two elderly men, including a former chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Koko-Besse Local Government Area of Kebbi State, pleading for help from bandits’ captivity has surfaced online.

Findings by ZINGTE reveal that the video, which circulated across social media platforms on Thursday, was shared by conflict reporter and security analyst, English Alhaji, on his Facebook page.

The footage, recorded in Hausa language, captured the victims making emotional appeals for assistance.

The captives appealed to their families, community leaders and government authorities to intensify efforts toward securing their release, claiming that their health conditions had worsened while in captivity.

One of the victims, identified as a former APC chairman in Koko-Besse Local Government Area, lamented the harsh conditions under which they were being held and expressed concern over what he described as slow progress in efforts aimed at securing their freedom.

According to him, both victims are struggling with health complications while enduring difficult living conditions inside the kidnappers’ camp.

“Yahya is ill, and I am also battling sickness. As you know, I have been living on medication. Our condition is getting worse in this place,” he said in the video.

He further disclosed that they had been forced to trek long distances through forests alongside their abductors despite their age and medical conditions.

The second victim, identified as Yahya, also appealed for urgent intervention, saying they had spent a prolonged period in captivity without being rescued.

The elderly men urged their relatives, associates and relevant authorities to take immediate steps toward securing their release and reuniting them with their families.

The video has triggered concern among residents and social media users amid persistent incidents of kidnapping and banditry in several parts of northern Nigeria.

As of the time of filing this report, security agencies were yet to release an official statement regarding the video or the condition of the victims.

Watch the video below

https://web.facebook.com/reel/992928360290695

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