I am not ready to pay ransom to kidnappers, Tinubu declares
The Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has declared that his administration will not to pay ransom to kidnappers of scores of students and other people in parts of the country, as he directed security agencies to ensure the release of all kidnapped victims.
Penpushing reports that the Minister of Information Minister Mohammed Idris, made this known while addressing journalists on Wednesday, in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), stressing that the released of the victims must not attract ransom payment
“Mr President has also directed that no ransom will be paid by government to any of these criminal elements. I think it’s important that this be put out there,” the minister said.
Penpushing further reports that it is recalled that over 200 students were kidnapped last week by yet-to-be-identified bandits in Kaduna, incident which occurred a few days after about 400 people were kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno.
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