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Kidnapped FRSC officials accuse police spokesperson of lying - We paid N6m ransom each

We paid N6m ransom each - Kidnapped FRSC officials accuse police spokesperson of lying


 Six Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials who were recently released from their abductors have accused Nasarawa Police spokesman Ramham Nansel of lying about their release. 

 

Ramham had said that no ransom was paid for their release. He was quoted saying; 

 

"They were rescued by the security agencies comprising police and soldiers supported by vigilante groups and hunters."

 

However speaking to  BBC Hausa Service, the FRSC officials accused the police spokesperson of lying and also revealed that they paid between N5-6m each to secure their freedom. 

 

One of them said; 

 

“What the police are saying is a big lie, there is no element of truth in it, the kidnappers established contact with our relatives, the money was withdrawn in Nasarawa town.

“They instructed that only the driver should come with the money; when the driver brought the money, they kept us aside and counted it to ensure it was complete, but because it was getting dark, they did not finish and asked the driver to go with us while they also proceeded into the bush shooting in the air.”

 

Another victim whose leg was amputated as a result of the gunshot from the incident said; 

 

 “We paid ransom through our relatives before we were released; some paid N5m, others N6m.”

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