I spoke with a friend and a brother who offered to pay the remaining 50 million naira of the 60m immediately. I conveyed the account number of the father of our daughters, Mansoor Al-Kadriyar, to the friend.”
By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – The immediate-past Minister of Communicatons and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has said he has successfully gathered the fifty million naira ransom demanded by kidnappers who took six girls from their home in Bwari Area Council of Abuja.
The criminals on Friday murdered one of the girls, Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, a 400-Level Biological Science student of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna State, while her five other siblings – Najeebah (500 Level, Quantity Survey), Nadheerah (300 Level, Zoology), and three others were still being held.
Disclosing the news on his X handle (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, Pantami denounced support for ransom payment, but added that it was the last resort to avert another death for Nabeeha’s siblings.
Pantami wrote: “Alhamdu lil Laah!
I am personally not in support of paying ransom to criminals. However, since it becomes clear, we lost our daughter Nabeeha yesterday, and the 5 remaining daughters have been threatened, as I spoke with the father on the matter yesterday and today.
“Furthermore, I spoke with a friend and a brother who offered to pay the remaining 50 million Naira of the 60m immediately. I conveyed the account number of the father of our daughters, Mansoor Al-Kadriyar, to the friend and brother to send the money directly. Any additional amount earlier generated from yesterday, the father can use to treat the daughters and other family members in sha Allah.
“May the Almighty Allah reward the bother and friend with Jannatul Firdaus for the donation. May He also reward all those who contributed in any way with Jannatul Firdaus, too. May He also forgive Nabeeha and rescue her sisters. May the Almighty also help our security agencies to bring an end to these challenges. May Nigeria be a better place for all of us.”