1.   Unable to raise the ransom, the brother of one victim called the police.

2.   Marrow said his private parts and legs were burned with cigarettes and candles to force him to raise the ransom.

3.   The ELN, active in the area, has carried out mass abductions before to raise ransoms and to pressure the government for concessions in peace talks.

4.   The relatives said the TNG did not have the ability to rescue Alliyow and that they were too poor to raise the ransom.

5.   The gunmen had given their relatives till Monday afternoon to raise the ransom, they added.