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• Confirms Oyo abduction suspects demanded money, gang leaders’ swapping
•Discloses some elements involved in Oriire kidnap not Nigerians
•Build roads that enhance productivity, president tells governors
Deji Elumoye in Abuja
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday reiterated his administration’s uncompromising stance against negotiating with kidnappers, terrorists and other violent criminal groups, declaring that Nigeria would never pay ransom or release detained criminals in exchange for abducted victims.
Besides, the Nigerian leader disclosed that kidnappers of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo state demanded both money and the release of their imprisoned gang members, narrating how his government ignored the terrorists’ criminal requests.
The President’s declaration came amid renewed efforts by the federal government to curb the wave of kidnappings, banditry and terrorism that…
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