Isa Pantami: ‘My acquaintance has promised to pay N50m ransom to abductors’

The former Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, shared that one of his acquaintances has stepped forward to settle a N50 million ransom demanded by bandits who kidnapped Alhaji Mansoor Al-Kadriyar’s six children.

The kidnappers have issued a threat to harm the remaining five siblings following the murder of Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar on Friday. She was killed by her abductors and laid to rest according to Islamic customs on Saturday.

Nabeeha, a 400-level student of Biological Science at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, was among those taken. The others include Najeebah (500 level, Quantity Surveying) and Nadheerah (300 level, Zoology).

In a post, the former minister wrote, “Alhamdu lil Laah! I am personally not in support of paying ransom to criminals. However, since it became clear that we lost our daughter Nabeeha yesterday and the five remaining daughters have been threatened, I spoke with the father on the matter yesterday and today, I spoke with a friend and a brother who offered to pay the remaining 50 million Naira of the 60 million immediately.”

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“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 generated yesterday, the father can use to treat the daughters and other family members, in sha Allah.”

“May the Almighty Allah reward the brother and friend with Jannatul Firdaus for the donation.”

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