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Nigeria Paid Boko Haram Ransom for Kidnapped Pupils: Intel Sources
Intelligence sources say Nigeria paid about $7 million in ransom to Boko Haram for releasing nearly 230 kidnapped schoolchildren and staff despite official denials.
- The Nigerian government paid Boko Haram militants a huge ransom of millions of dollars to free up to 230 kidnapped children and staff from a Catholic school.
- Two Boko Haram commanders were also freed as part of the ransom deal, which goes against Nigeria's law banning payments to kidnappers.
- The notorious jihadist known as Sadiku is suspected of leading the mass abduction and a train attack that also netted hefty ransoms.
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'We Didn't Pay Any Ransom To Boko Haram', FG Breaks Silence
The Federal Government has dismissed reports alleging that it paid a huge ransom and released militant commanders to secure the freedom of schoolchildren abducted from St. Mary’s Boarding School in Niger State, describing the claims as false and baseless. AFP had said the federal government paid a multimillion-dollar ransom to secure the release of 230 pupils and staff abducted from St. Mary’s Secondary and Primary School, Papiri, Niger State. T…
Daily Post Nigeria
justnewsline.comNigerian govt denies reports it paid huge ransom to free Niger schoolchildren
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reacted to a publication circulating in the media, attributed to international wire services, alleging that the Nigerian Government paid a “huge” ransom, including the release of militant commanders, to secure the freedom of the schoolchildren abducted from St Mary’s boarding school in Niger State. The Federal Government, in a statement signed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammad…
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Boko Haram attack kills 15 in northeast Nigeria village, residents say
Boko Haram attack kills 15 in northeast Nigeria village, residents say At least 15 people were killed and several homes burned in an attack by Boko Haram Islamist militants on a village in Yobe state, northeast Nigeria, residents said on Monday.* Gunmen on motorcycles swept into Gujba village just after the Muslim prayers at dawn on Sunday, firing on residents as they fled, Buji Muhammad, a resident said. * Muhammad told Reuters his te…
Nigeria paid Boko Haram ransom for kidnapped pupils: AFP investigation
The Nigerian government paid Boko Haram militants a "huge" ransom of millions of dollars to free up to 230 children and staff the jihadists abducted from a Catholic school in November, an AFP investigation revealed Monday.
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