My Cousin Took Money To Bandits In The Bush

Background of the story. My cousin served oga for 10years in Kano state, initial agreement was 7 years but his master asked him for more time After adding extra 3 years, this man asked him to go home that he will be coming back to settle him.After waiting for him for months, this man refused to come home for settle.My cousin after roaming around the village for one year.A boy he knew in the village back in the days came home, saw him and promised to help him .He took him to Niger state, opened a shop for him, stocked it with goods.Told him when to pay him back, that was how this guy escaped from the hardship in the village.Real storyMany years down the line, my cousin is now married with 3 kids but the other guy wasn't married at the time that this happened.This guy that helped him, 2 weeks to his marriage,he was kidnapped and his kidnappers asked for 15 million naira.After much negotiations with the kidnappers, they settled for 9 million naira.The setbackThe kidnapped man has the money, he agreed to pay but who is going to take the money to the kidnappers inside the bush.After much deliberations, one of his boys and my cousin agreed to take the random to them.The kidnappers are bandits, young Fulani boys, they asked them not to involve any security agents, and they gave them time that they will bring the money.My cousin and the other boy arranged 9 million naira in cash and was waiting for instructions from the bandits.12 am on the dot, his phone rang and it was the kidnappers, they told him where to bring the money. He and the other guy set out for the movement.My cousins wife gave birth 3 days before the journey, he didn't even fear because he understands hausa language well and a little Fulani language.They got to the junction and trekked for more than one hour inside the bush looking for where the kidnappers are.After going around the bush for more than an hour, they finally met the young bandits.They asked them to sit down, he said they pointed guns round his head.A gun pointing to the back of his head, the other near his ear ,and another facing him with a gun.The bandits started counting the money for over 2 hours until they confirmed it was truly 9 million naira in cash. They were not the only one there that came to pay Ransom. Another man came to pay 3 million naira to them too.They money completed 12 million naira and they asked all of them to go that those kidnapped people will come home later.They left and he got home around 5 am. Later in the day, The man was released and he got back home.They now prepared and came back to the village for his traditional marriage.He took a huge risk for a man that made him.Gratitude shown.Bandits are doing real business up north