- President Bola Tinubu-led federal government has clarified that the government did not pay ransom to secure the release of the kidnapped Kaduna schoolchildren
- Tinubu’s minister of information and orientation, Mohammed Idris, made the clarification after FEC meeting in Abuja on Monday
- The government’s comment came barely 24 hours after the military revealed how the children were rescued in Zamfara state
Aso-Rock, Abuja – The federal government has made clear the insinuation that ransom was paid for the release of the Kaduna schoolchildren earlier kidnapped by bandits in the northwest state.
Speaking with state house correspondents, the minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris, said no ransom was paid to release the schoolchildren.
