Contrary to beliefs in many quarters, the Government of President Bola Tinubu has said that no ransom was paid for the rescue of the kidnapped schoolchildren from Kuriga village in Kaduna State.
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stressed this to State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Monday.
Idris said, “As promised by Mr. President, they have been rescued. No ransom was paid.”
The minister said President Tinubu is grateful to the National Security Adviser, NSA; Service Chiefs, and all those who played crucial roles in securing the students’ release.
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