A bill seeking to punish those who pay ransom to kidnappers has passed second reading at the senate. The legislation entitled ‘Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill’ is sponsored by Ezenwa Francis
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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) says it is against the payment of ransom to bandits to secure the release of abducted persons. The apex northern socio-cultural body, however, said it
Ahmad Gumi, prominent Islamic cleric, says he will head to Aso Rock if his child is abducted by bandits. Speaking in an interview with BBC Pidgin on Friday, the cleric
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the federal government — including the past administration of Goodluck Jonathan — paid ransom to rescue kidnapped persons. The country has recorded a series of
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation, has called for the arrest of Ahmad Gumi, the prominent Islamic cleric. Gumi,
Shehu Sani, former Kaduna senator, says it is dangerous for the state government to do nothing about rescuing the abducted
The abductors of some students of Greenfield University in Kaduna state have threatened to kill the victims if their demands
A parent of one of the abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna says they were already negotiating with the
The Kaduna state government says it has not appointed representatives to negotiate with bandits. Samuel Aruwan, the commissioner for internal
Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra state, has faulted the alleged payment of ransoms to rescue persons abducted by bandits.
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