EXCLUSIVE: ‘Helicopter Brought Money To Kidnappers’: Kwara’s Woro Abductees Contradict Tinubu Govt’s No-Ransom Rescue Claim
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Helicopter Brought Money To Kidnappers’: Kwara’s Woro Abductees Contradict Tinubu Govt’s No-Ransom Rescue Claim According to the relative, the abductees said they had personally witnessed a helicopter arrive while they were held captive and deliver money to the kidnappers.
Relatives of kidnapped victims in Kwara State have alleged that a helicopter delivered money to their captors during their six-month captivity. These claims contradict the Federal Government's statement that the victims were rescued through a military operation without any ransom payment. A relative, who visited the freed victims, told SaharaReporters that they had personally witnessed a helicopter arrive while the captives were held and deliver money to the kidnappers.
The abductees reportedly saw the helicopter but were not allowed to touch the money. This account emerged days after President Bola Tinubu announced the rescue of over 300 Nigerians, including 163 from Woro, as part of what he described as the country's largest single-day hostage rescue operation. The survivors described enduring harsh conditions in the forest, severe hunger, lack of medical care, and exposure to extreme weather before being recovered from Kainji Lake National Park.
The government has not provided many details about how the captives were released, including whether any negotiations or payments were involved.
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