Nigerian govt denies reports it paid huge ransom to free Niger schoolchildren

The Federal Government of Nigeria has reacted to a work circulating successful the media, attributed to planetary ligament services, alleging that the Nigerian Government paid a “huge” ransom, including the merchandise of militant commanders, to unafraid the state of the schoolchildren abducted from St Mary’s boarding schoolhouse successful Niger State.

The Federal Government, successful a connection signed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammad Idris, stated that these allegations are wholly mendacious and baseless, and represent a disservice to the professionalism and integrity of Nigeria’s information forces and the sacrifices they marque daily.

“While we respect the state of the press, we firmly cull a communicative built connected shadowy, unnamed sources seeking to undermine the credibility of a sovereign authorities acting wrong its laws,” the connection said.

“For the avoidance of doubt, nary ransom was paid, and nary militant commanders were freed.

“The allegations trust wholly connected anonymous ‘intelligence sources’ and individuals’ ‘familiar with the talks,’ successful opposition to the wide and on-the-record denials issued by constituted authorities.

“The Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), the Department of State Services (DSS), and the enactment ...