Nigeria, June 16 -- A prominent businessman and farmer in Katsina State, Bala Sanin Kawo, has reportedly been killed by bandits days after he was abducted in Dandume Local Government Area of the state.

Sources in the area told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr Kawo was abducted alongside one of his employees on Thursday while returning from his farm near Dantakari in Dandume LGA.

According to residents familiar with the incident, the attackers later contacted the family and demanded a ransom for his release.

The exact amount demanded could not be independently verified as of the time of filing this report. While some accounts claimed the bandits initially demanded hundreds of millions of naira, local sources told PREMIUM TIMES that the family was ...