Kidnappers Cut Off Retired Nigerian Army Major & Wife’ Fingers After Delayed Ransom

The woman pictured left above has lost all her
fingers. She is the wife of a former Nigerian Army
Major who was kidnapped alongside her husband,
Azum Asoya last week.
Azum Asoya, a retired army major and his 55-year-
old wife, Elizabeth, whose fingers were sent in a
parcel to their family members were Sunday freed by
kidnappers after 17 days of their abduction.
The fingers were last week delivered to the family at
Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Council of Delta State
and have since been handed over to the police in
Asaba.
They were abducted on 30 November by unknown
gunmen who apparently laid ambush on them, when
they were about entering their Sports Utility Vehicle
(SUV), on their way from a burial ceremony.
The couple was allegedly dropped at Otulu, Aniocha
North Local Government Area of Delta State, from
where they were eventually helped to get to their
family house in Okpanam.
A family source who begged not to be named,
disclosed that the retired major and his wife were
beaten by rain several times while in captivity, and
that the sores on their fingers were treated with
urine, by their kidnappers.
The source further confirmed that the couple are
presently recuperating at an undisclosed hospital
where they are being treated for blood pressure and
their chopped off fingers,
It was gathered that a close associate of the family
assisted to raise part of the N5 million ransom paid
to facilitate their release when they discovered that
police men were helpless in the rescue mission
especially when there was serious threat from the
kidnappers to eliminate them after cutting the
fingers.
the kidnappers had during the week, sent a message
along with two fingers of the couple, threatening to
go further, should the family members delay to pay
N9 million ransom negotiated.
The abductors had initially demanded N30 million to
free their victims but later reduced it to N9 million,
while the family bargained for N3 million until
someone raised additional N2 million for them,
bringing the ransom paid to N5 million.
However, the Delta state police command PRO, Mr.
Lucky Uyabeme, said the couple was released
unconditionally because the kidnappers could not
cope with the hot trail by his men.
This is terrible. May God deliver us from these evil
beasts in human skin.

Sent From David Aniemeka