I’d Have Resigned If Niger State Govt Had Paid Ransom – Commissioner

• He appreciated the Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello for maintaining the policy of non-ransom payment to bandits.

Niger state Commissioner for Information, Mohammed Idris, who regained his freedom from bandits on Thursday night has said he would have resigned if the government had paid ransom to secure his release.

Muhammad revealed this while speaking to journalists at his Minna residence.

He spent almost five days with his abductors before he was released.

While narrating his ordeal in the hands of the bandits, he said that he had committed everything to God and resolved that a ransom will not be paid.

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He appreciated the Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello for maintaining the policy of non-ransom payment to bandits.

According to him, his release was as the result of prayers, adding that he remained resolute and could not be broken down by the bandits and eventually, after a lengthy discussion with the bandits, he was set free.

He said that he was happy to be reunited with his family and that he was happy to be a cabinet member of the state especially with the love he has received.

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