Former Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, shared the distressing news that a friend has offered to pay a N50 million ransom demanded by bandits who kidnapped Alhaji Mansoor Al-Kadriyar's six children. Tragically, one of the daughters, Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, lost her life on Friday, with the remaining five sisters now under severe threat.
Nabeeha, a 400-level student of Biological Science at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, was laid to rest according to Islamic rites on Saturday. The harrowing situation prompted Pantami to break his stance against paying ransom, expressing his reluctance but highlighting the urgency of the threat the remaining five sisters faced.
Taking to X to convey the heartbreaking development, Pantami wrote, "Alhamdu lil Laah! I am personally not in support of paying ransom to criminals. However, since it became clear that we lost our daughter Nabeeha yesterday and the five remaining daughters have been threatened, I spoke with the father on the matter yesterday and today, I spoke with a friend and a brother who offered to pay the remaining 50 million Naira of the 60 million immediately."
He continued, "I conveyed the account number of the father of our daughters, Mansoor Al-Kadriyar, to the friend and brother to send the money directly. The father can use any additional amount generated yesterday to treat the daughters and other family members, in sha Allah. May Allah reward the brother and friend with Jannatul Firdaus for the donation."
