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The Digest:

Aisha Wahab remains in captivity five days after being abducted from Igbira Camp near Auchi, Edo State, with her kidnappers demanding a ₦20 million ransom for her release. The situation has sparked public outrage as a viral video shows the terrified young woman pleading for her life, while her 70-year-old mother, a subsistence farmer, desperately appeals for help from Nigerians and aide Israel DMW.

Key Points:
  • Aisha Wahab was kidnapped over five days ago from Igbira Camp, Auchi.
  • Kidnappers reduced their ransom demand from ₦30 million to ₦20 million.
  • A viral video shows Aisha pleading for her life to be saved.
  • Her 70-year-old mother, a subsistence farmer, has publicly begged for assistance.
  • Neither the Edo State government nor the police has issued official statements.
  • Social media outrage grows over rising kidnappings targeting ordinary citizens.
  • The case highlights the ongoing security crisis affecting vulnerable communities.
This abduction underscores the pervasive insecurity plaguing Nigerian communities, where ordinary citizens bear the brutal weight of systemic security failures.

Sources: X (Twitter)

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