{"id":177026,"date":"2025-09-01T12:07:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/el-rufai-lied-nsa-didnt-pay-bandits-ransom-nuhu-ribadu"},"modified":"2025-09-01T13:17:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T12:17:33","slug":"el-rufai-lied-nsa-didnt-pay-bandits-ransom-nuhu-ribadu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/el-rufai-lied-nsa-didnt-pay-bandits-ransom-nuhu-ribadu","title":{"rendered":"El-Rufai lied, NSA didn\u2019t pay bandits ransom \u2013 Nuhu Ribadu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu, on Monday accused former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, of propagating falsehood.<\/p>\n

Ribadu said El-Rufai\u2019s claim on national television that the NSA coordinated payment of ransom and incentives to bandits was false.<\/p>\n

This was contained in a statement signed by Zakari Mijinyawa, Adviser in the Office of the National Security Adviser.<\/p>\n

The NSA insisted that El-Rufai\u2019s claim was contrary to verifiable facts.<\/p>\n

The statement described the former governor\u2019s claim as baseless.<\/p>\n

The statement reads: \u201cThe attention of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has been drawn to comments made by the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, in a television interview on Sunday. In that interview, he alleged, falsely, that the ONSA coordinates a policy of payments and offers incentives to bandits.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis claim is baseless. At no time has the ONSA, or any arm of government under this administration, engaged in ransom payments or inducements to criminals.\u201d<\/p>\n

The statement said contrary to El-Rufai\u2019s comment, ONSA warns against payment of ransom.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cOn the contrary, we have consistently warned Nigerians against paying ransom. El-Rufai\u2019s allegations are not only false but also contradict verifiable facts on the ground.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom inception, this government adopted a dual strategy: decisive kinetic operations alongside community engagements aimed at addressing local grievances. The result is evident in areas such as Igabi, Birnin Gwari, Giwa, and other parts of Kaduna that once suffered untold terror but are now experiencing relative peace.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe efforts of our gallant military and security agencies in capturing or eliminating notorious bandits have been widely reported in the media. In Kaduna alone, known kingpins who once terrorised residents such as Boderi, Baleri, Sani Yellow Janburos, Buhari, and Boka, among others, were eliminated. Only recently, leaders of Ansaru who previously established bases in Kaduna were apprehended.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese successes came at a cost; some of our brave officers paid the supreme price. For a former governor of a state, in the person of El-Rufai, to deny these sacrifices on national television is both unfair and deeply insulting to the memories of our security personnel.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe urge El-Rufai and all political actors to desist from dragging national security institutions into partisan battles.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fight against banditry is a collective struggle, not a platform for political point-scoring.\u201d<\/p>\n

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