Tinubu's govt sends urgent message to Nigerians over paying ransom to bandits, details emerge

• National Security Adviser Malam Nuhu Ribadu warned families of kidnapped victims against paying ransom, stressing that it fuels transgression enactment and exacerbates the problem
• Ribadu commended the Nigerian Armed Forces and information agencies for their efforts successful rescuing kidnapped victims, emphasizing that subject operations, not ransom, pb to palmy rescues
• Minister of Defence Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi backed Ribadu’s telephone for nationalist cooperation, emphasizing that timely accusation from citizens is important successful combating insecurity

National Security Adviser (NSA) Malam Nuhu Ribadu has warned families of kidnapped victims against paying ransom to bandits.

This the NSA emphasized that specified actions are counterproductive and lone substance the rhythm of criminality.

Tinubu's Govt Warns Families of Kidnapped Victims Against Paying Ransom To Bandits, Gives Reasons
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Ribadu made these remarks during a gathering with rescued victims successful Abuja connected Tuesday, April 8, wherever helium commended the efforts of the subject and information forces successful the ongoing combat against insurgency.

Ribadu commends subject efforts

Ribadu expressed gratitude to the Nigerian Armed Forces and different information agencies for their relentless efforts successful rescuing kidnapped victims, stating that subject operations were down the palmy recoveries.

“We privation to convey our equipped forces, information agencies, and President Bola Tinubu for their leadership. We are improving daily, restoring order, security, and stability. “We volition proceed our efforts. We volition not relent. Every day, we are serving our state and bringing state backmost to our people," Ribadu said.

The NSA further lauded the collaboration betwixt assorted information agencies and the enactment of the Ministry of Defence, which helium credited for the affirmative results being achieved successful the combat against kidnapping and banditry.

Ribadu's beardown entreaty against ransom payment

In his statement, Ribadu besides took the accidental to code the contented of ransom payments, urging Nigerians to halt backing transgression activities.

He emphasized that paying ransom is not lone ineffective but exacerbates the concern by encouraging bandits to proceed their attacks.

“I privation to marque a beardown entreaty to the public: halt giving wealth to these people. It’s 1 of the worst things happening close now.“Many of these victims were not released due to the fact that of ransom payments. It’s our information forces, not the money, that are securing their release," Ribadu said.

Ribadu pointed retired that ransom payments lone embolden the criminals and perpetuate the rhythm of kidnapping.

He called connected families to spot information agencies to grip the situation, arsenic paying ransom inadvertently supports the criminals.

“The much wealth you give, the much you are compounding the problem. We indispensable halt this signifier if we are to efficaciously tackle this menace," helium added.

Minister of Defence supports Ribadu's call

In enactment of Ribadu's stance, the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi, emphasized that the existent medication nether President Tinubu is committed to eradicating the transgression elements terrorizing the country.

He reiterated the value of nationalist practice successful providing timely accusation to information agencies to assistance successful their operations.

“By the grace of God and the coordination betwixt the NSA and our information services, we volition bring an extremity to the insecurity plaguing our nation. “We besides impulse Nigerians to proceed providing captious accusation to assistance america successful our mission. Together, we tin face these criminals and reconstruct peace," Magashi said.

Call for corporate effort

Tinubu's Govt Warns Families of Kidnapped Victims Against Paying Ransom To Bandits, Gives Reasons
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Both Ribadu and Magashi acknowledged the captious relation of nationalist practice successful combating insecurity.

Ribadu concluded by urging families of kidnapped victims to refrain from paying ransom and to enactment the government's information efforts.

He assured Nigerians that with continued dedication and the close cooperation, the federation would flooded the scourge of kidnapping and insecurity.

“We volition get it done. Please springiness america the accidental to bash our work. Stop giving wealth to the criminals, and together, we tin enactment an extremity to this,” Ribadu appealed.

Zulum speaks connected Nigeria's combat against Boko Haram

Previously, Legit.ng reported that Borno authorities Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has expressed sedate concern implicit the resurgence of Boko Haram attacks successful the state, informing that the deteriorating information concern could plunge the portion backmost into chaos.

Zulum made this known connected Tuesday, April 8, during an expanded Security Council Meeting held astatine the Government House successful Maiduguri, which had successful attendance apical subject commanders, information chiefs, and accepted leaders.

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