Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president of Nigeria has identified only prayer as the solution to insecurity, terrorism and kidnapping in Nigeria.
Oluremi Tinubu made this statement on her X page while reacting to the release of the Al-Kadriyar family by the kidnappers.
“I rejoice with the Al-Kadriyar family, friends and Nigerians in general for the safe return of the Al-Kadriyar sisters. Prayer Works and I want to thank all Nigerians, especially mothers for praying for the safe return of the Al-kadriyar sisters. Let us, however, not relent in our prayers. Let us intensify our prayers as it is prayers that would bring us out of this conundrum we find ourselves as a nation. I commend our security agencies for their efforts and urge them not to relent in combating insecurity in our Nation. God Bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria”, Oluremi Tinubu said.
The family members of the Al-Kadriyar girls revealed that it was after the payment of ransom that the bandits released the five of the six girls who were amongst a total of 23 persons kidnapped on January 2, 2023, in the Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory.
Out of the 23, the bandits killed four persons last week and the remaining 19 persons regained their freedom last Saturday night.
According to Punch, uncles to the Al-Kadriyar girls, Abbas and Sherifdeen Al-Kadriyar, debunked reports by the FCT police and Nigerian Army sources that the girls and other victims were rescued through their joint efforts.
Abbas Al-Kadriyar, who picked up the girls from the forest, said, “We paid a ransom for the release of our girls. A ransom was paid, and the police were not involved. The children called me, and I went to pick them up. On my way, I saw soldiers at the junction, and the bush is a very thick bush along the Gurara Dam, so I had to call the attention of the soldiers to follow me to the spot where we could locate our children. The bandits left them there to call us to come and pick them up. But we paid a ransom, and no police were involved. The children were not rescued by anyone, the soldiers only assisted me in locating where they were and they provided a cover for us.”
Corroborating Abbas’s account, Sheriffdeen Al-Kadriyar, stated, “My elder brother was the one who went to pick up the girls on Saturday, days after we’ve paid the ransom. But the soldiers escorted them back home.”
