FG Says It Rescued 1,000 Kidnapped Victims Without Ransom.

National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, says the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has so far rescued over 1,000 kidnap victims without paying a ransom.

Ribadu who disclosed this when he received 22 students and staff of the Federal University of Gusau, Zamfara State, said, the bandits had, on September 22, 2023, invaded the institution and abducted over 30 students and members of staff.

The Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Mani Mummuni, who was at the university to sympathize with the families and the school authorities over the incident, called on security agencies to hasten the rescue of the kidnapped students.

A statement by the spokesperson for the Zamfara State Police Command, Yazid Abubakar, assured that the command would ensure the rescue of all the kidnapped students, as it had deployed an additional tactical team for search-and-rescue operations.

Earlier, the National Coordinator, Major-General AdamuLaka (retd.), said search and rescue operations conducted by security agencies led to the release of the students in three batches and the abductees were subsequently released in three batches, after 207 days in captivity.