How my abductors almost killed me – Abducted Reps member, Durbunde

- A member of the House of Representatives, Mr Garba Umar-Durbunde, who was kidnapped by gunmen says abductors were armed with dangerous weapons - Umar-Durbunde describes his abductors as fearless and ruthless - The lawmaker admits that ransom was paid before he was released Mr Garba Umar-Durbunde, a member of the House of Representatives, who was kidnapped by gunmen has narrated how he was almost killed by his abductors. Umar-Durbunde, told The Punch on Thursday, June 1, that his abductors who were 14 in number were well-armed with deadly weapons.
I met 14 of them; they were armed to the teeth. They all carried guns, daggers and knives; it was terrible. 
“At a point, they threatened that they would slaughter me. Those people are fearless, ruthless; they can kill anybody.” Although Umar-Durbunde, who represents Sumaila/Takai Federal Constituency of Kano state, admitted that ransom was paid, he however declined to give the figure. But unconfirmed reports have that amount of N10m was raised to secure the lawmaker’s freedom. The kidnappers reportedly demanded N60m initially. NAIJ.com had earlier reported that A member of the House of Representatives, representing Sumaila/Takai federal constituency of Kano state, Garba Durbunde was on Tuesday, May 30, kidnapped. He was abducted while driving to Kano from Abuja. 
The lawmaker was freed by his abductors on Wednesday night, May 31 night after paying a sizeable ransom. In the NAIJ.com video below, former BBA house mate, Tokunbo Idowu aka TBoss completely opened up on how she feels about Sen Dino Melaye after attending his book launch in Abuja.