FG has rescued over 1,000 abductees without ransom payment — NSA Ribadu

The National Security Adviser, retired AIG Nuhu Ribadu, says the Federal Government has successfully rescued more than 1,000 kidnapped people without paying ransoms.

The NSA disclosed this when he received 22 students and staff from the Federal University of Gusau, Zamfara State, rescued on Sunday.

Ribadu said the President was committed to strengthening all law enforcement agencies to reduce kidnapping and strengthen physical security across vulnerable communities in the country.

Ribadu said: “On behalf of the President, I thank all those involved in the successful rescue of the victims without losing anyone of them or paying any ransom.

“This is yet again a success story in our efforts to free all those being unlawfully held in captivity.

“We have so far released over a thousand such victims without noise and with complete respect to their privacy and safety.

“This occasion marks a final juncture in a series of rescues we have undertaken in the last few months to free victims of recent cases of mass abductions.

“Going forward, we are strengthening law enforcement and security measures to prevent these abductions and strengthen physical security across vulnerable communities.”