The Federal Government has insisted no ransom was paid for the release of the abducted Kuriga children in Kaduna State.
The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting, said the victims secured their freedom through security agencies’ concerted efforts.
“President Bola Tinubu is determined to end this cycle of payment of ransom to kidnappers. The government believes that this continues to encourage these kidnappers, these criminal elements to perpetrate this act within the Nigerian nation and it is the official position of the government as announced here last week that ransom will not be tolerated. Ransom will not be encouraged, ransom will not be paid by the government.”
Idris said the Nigerian Armed Forces are upping their game and have developed a new strategy to ensure the security of every Nigerian.
“The security agencies, of course, will not reveal to you their modus operandi, but suffice to say that the security agencies are also upping their game, you know, evolving new strategies of getting out these criminal elements and ensuring that our children or anybody who is kidnapped for that matter, is brought back safely,” the minister said.
Responding to questions about why the government has not responded to comments made by Islamic scholar, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, over the activities of bandits in the country, the minister said the government is open for constructive advice that will assist it tackle the challenge of insecurity in the country.
However, he warned that the Federal Government will not hesitate to deal with anyone found to be making reckless comments capable of exacerbating more security challenges in the country.
Meanwhile,concentric the escape of the Binance executive Nadeem Anjarwalla from custody, the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zack Adedeji said the government has activated all operations including contacting Interpol to ensure the re-arrest Binance executive
Adedeji also assured that all litigations filed against Anjarwalla will be pursued to a logical conclusion.
He also doused the tension over whether the Federal government will lose the fine slammed on Binance.
“It doesn’t matter because we are dealing with a company, not an individual. So, irrespective of where they are in the world, we have what it takes to make sure they come and comply with our laws.”
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