The death has heightened fears over the fate of the surviving captive, the former APC chairman, who had earlier revealed in a viral video that both men were battling ailments and harsh conditions in the bandits' camp.
One of the two elderly men abducted by terrorists in Kebbi State including a former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Koko-Besse Local Government Area has reportedly died in captivity.
The development less than a week after SaharaReporters reported how the victims appeared in a heartbreaking video from the kidnappers' camp, pleading with their families, community leaders and government authorities to secure their release, while lamenting their deteriorating health conditions.
A popular Katsina-based security analyst and reporter, Bakatsine, disclosed the latest development in a post on social media.
According to Bakatsine, the deceased was a close associate and friend of the former APC chairman who was abducted alongside him.
