Kidnapped ABU students were not rescued by the police according to a family member Sadiq Ango who was reacting to a post by Bashir Ahmad, new media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari suggesting otherwise.
Sadiq said the rescue was facilitated by the payment of ransom which took 48 hours to negotiate.
“Lies… It took us 48 long hours of negotiations with the kidnappers to secure the release of our sister to us, NOT the police. Ransom was paid in full as negotiated with the three families involved,” he tweeted.
Lies… It took us 48 long hours of negotiations with the kidnappers to secure the release of our sister to us, NOT the police. Ransom was paid in full as negotiated with the three families involved. https://t.co/cKwuKJCU2p
— Sadiq Ango (@sadiqango) August 28, 2019
In a response, Ahmad apologised and pulled down the initial post which he claimed he got from a major news source.
I have taken down this tweet. Relatives and one of the victims confirmed that there’s no police involvement in the process that lead to their release. Got the info first from NAN, mins later some n’papers carried it, too bad????????♂️was trying to take credit. I apologize for sharing it. pic.twitter.com/PUoa4SqkzV
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) August 29, 2019
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