NSA hands over 2 rescued kidnap victims to Kaduna State Government

… Says No Ransom Paid

…Announces Arrest of Robbery Suspects Who Killed DPO, Lawyer successful Abuja

By Kingsley Omonobi

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, connected Tuesday handed implicit 2 rescued kidnap victims to the Kaduna State Government, affirming that nary ransom was paid for their release.

Ribadu, who was represented by the National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Major General Adamu Laka, presented the women—Khadijah Shehu Magaji and Fatimah Shehu Magaji, some joined to the aforesaid husband—after they regained state pursuing much than a period successful captivity.

General Laka disclosed that 1 of the victims, Khadijah, gave commencement to a babe girl, Hafsat, portion being held successful the kidnappers’ den.

He said the women were abducted connected August 18, 2025, successful Makarfi town, Kaduna State, and taken heavy into Yadi Forest successful the Kidanda country of Giwa Local Government.

“For 33 harrowing days, these women endured unimaginable hardship successful the hands of their captors. The kidnappers initially demanded ₦500 cardinal successful ransom, aboriginal reducing it to ₦200 million. However, done our non-kinetic approach—anchored connected dialogue, quality gathering, and strategical intervention—we secured their state without paying ransom,” helium said.

The NCTC Coordinator explained that the rescue connected September 19, 2025, underscored the effectiveness of non-kinetic information strategies and the value of collaboration betwixt information agencies and the Kaduna State Government.

“As we manus implicit Khadijah, Fatimah, and babe Hafsat to their family, fto this infinitesimal punctual america of what we tin execute erstwhile we take dialog implicit violence, strategy implicit chaos, and unity implicit division. The beingness of each Nigerian is priceless, and we volition proceed to beryllium that coercion and equipped banditry volition ne'er decision the tone of our people,” Laka stated.

On different information operations, General Laka announced the apprehension of 2 notorious equipped robbery suspects identified arsenic Ibrahim Mohammed (aka Alaye) and Adamu Mon’d.

According to him, the suspects person been linked to respective convulsive crimes, including kidnapping, equipped robbery, and car snatching astatine gunpoint wrong Abuja.

“They are liable for the sidesplitting of a lawyer successful Gareywa and the sidesplitting of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) on the Gwagwalada axis. Their web besides extends to Delta, Kaduna, Kano, and Kogi States,” helium said.

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