{"id":316057,"date":"2024-03-25T13:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T12:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=316057"},"modified":"2024-03-25T13:08:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T12:08:02","slug":"fg-paid-ransom-to-secure-release-of-kidnapped-kaduna-students-says-high-ranking-military-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/03\/25\/fg-paid-ransom-to-secure-release-of-kidnapped-kaduna-students-says-high-ranking-military-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"FG paid ransom to secure release of kidnapped Kaduna students, says High ranking military officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>He noted that the release wouldn\u2019t be possible unless ransom was paid by the federal government to the abductors<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A former Commandant of the Defence Intelligence College, Commodore Kunle Olawunmi (Rtd) has weighed in on the deepening security crisis that pervades the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Olawumi particularly spoke on the abduction of over 137 students abducted by gunmen at the Kuriga School on March 7 and their subsequent release.<\/p>\n<p>Since their release on Sunday, Nigerians have begun to ask questions on how the abducted persons regained their freedom, with many wanting to know if a military operation was conducted and the abductors neutralised to get the schoolchildren out or if the government paid ransom to the bandits holding the kids to secure their release.<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, had on Sunday claimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/03\/25\/gumi-played-no-role-in-rescue-of-abducted-kuriga-schoolchildren-kaduna-gov-sani\/\">no ransom was paid<\/a> to rescue the student from their captors.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the matter in an interview on Arise TV on Monday, March 25, the ex-military officer said the federal government paid ransom.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the release wouldn\u2019t be possible unless ransom was paid by the federal government to the abductors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRansom was paid, let me just answer that one. 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