Against the backdrop of the empty and popular saying of the police that no ransom was paid, a journalist with the Voice of America (VOA), Malam Nasir Birnin-Yero as revealed that he paid N2 million to secure the release of his abducted family.
Yero gave the details of the release of his family on Saturday. He said: “When the abductors contacted me they demanded N12 million ransom for their release.
“The abductors told me that they came to kidnap me but they didn’t find me. So, if I want to see my family I most pay or I will never see them again.
“But we pleaded with the abductors and they later agreed to take N2 million which we paid before their release.
“Friends and family were able to source the money and pay to the abductors.”
He added that his wife and the child were not harmed by their abductors.
