Abductors kill younger brother to medical doctor kidnapped in Edo, copse recovered

Abu Tahir, Younger brother to Dr. Babatunde Abu Ibrahim kidnapped in Auchi, Edo State, has been killed by his abductors.

The corpse of Abu Tahir has been recovered at the bank of a river, reports said.

Tahir was said to have been found dead by the river bank during bush combing by security team comprising police, army, local vigilante and hunters.

A source said the victims family were looking for the N200 million ransom demanded by the kidnappers before he was found dead in the bush

He said the kidnappers abandoned the deceased and went with the his elder brother who is a medical doctor.

He said the deceased also graduated from the university as a medical doctor this years but had not gone for his housemanship.

Confirming the incident, the Edo State Command’s Spokesperson, ASP Eno Ikoedem, said the deceased was found dead in the bush by the police during bush combing.

She said the deceasd’s family identified him to be the younger brother of the medical doctor, who were kidnapped together.

Recall that the two brothers were kidnapped on January 1, 2026, along City Pride Road, Igbira Camp, Auchi, the administrative headquarters of Etsako West Local Government Area of the state.

Abu Ibrahim, who is currently undergoing housemanship at the Edo State Teaching Hospital, Auchi, was returning home with his brother, Tahir, when they were kidnapped.

Sources said the victims arrived at their residence at about 7:30 p.m. and Tahir had stepped out of the vehicle to open the gate when the gunmen, who reportedly laid ambush for them, abducted the brothers at gunpoint. They were whisked into the bush.

The kidnappers had on Saturday, demanded N200 million to effect their release.

It is yet unknown under which circumstances Tahir was killed.