Former Minister of Communications and Digital Financial system, Isa Ali Pantami, has stated a good friend of his has supplied to pay N50 million ransom to kidnappers to safe the discharge of the 5 remaining sisters kidnapped in Abuja.
Nigerians had began a fundraising marketing campaign on social media for the ransom to safe the discharge of a woman solely recognized as Nabeeha and 5 of her sisters, who have been kidnapped from their residence in Abuja on January 2, 2024.
Nevertheless, ex-Minister Pantami disclosed in a tweet on his X account on Sunday {that a} good friend of his, whose identify was withheld, has supplied to contribute N50 million in the direction of their launch.
He wrote: 'Personally, I’m not in favor of paying ransoms to criminals. Nevertheless, because it grew to become clear that we misplaced our daughter Nabeeha yesterday, the 5 remaining daughters have been threatened, whilst I spoke to the daddy concerning the matter yesterday and in the present day.
“Moreover, I spoke to a good friend and a brother who supplied to pay the remaining 50 million Naira of the 60 million instantly.
“I handed on the account variety of our daughters' father, Mansoor Al-Kadriyar, to the good friend and brother to ship the cash instantly. Any extra quantity generated earlier from yesterday can be utilized by the daddy to deal with the daughters and different relations in sha Allah.
“Could Almighty Allah reward the burden and good friend with Jannatul Firdaus for the donation. Could He additionally reward everybody who contributed in any means with Jannatul Firdaus.
“Could He additionally forgive Nabeeha and save her sisters. Could the Almighty additionally assist our safety forces to place an finish to those challenges. Could Nigeria be a greater place for all of us.”
Following the kidnapping of six ladies in Bwari Space Council of the Federal Capital Territory, one in all them recognized as Nabeehah was reportedly killed by the abductors.
Within the early hours of Wednesday, January 3, 2024, an
She stated, “Please pray for my sisters and uncle once you see this. Nabeeha, her sisters and her father have been kidnapped from their residence final evening. We misplaced an uncle within the course of. Your duas are wanted.”
Two days after her first tweet, she knowledgeable the general public that the women' father had been launched by the abductors with a ransom of N60 million for the lives of the Najeebah and her sisters, with a deadline set.
Following her tweet, the hashtag #Najeebaandhersisters was created to boost the N60m demanded by the abductors.
However within the early hours of Saturday, the kidnapped sisters' cousin, Asiya, dropped by on .
