Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant for Digital Media Strategy, Demola Olarewaju, has urged security authorities to probe former Communications Minister Isa Pantami after he admitted to demanding N50 million in ransom to free the kidnapped Al-Kadriyar sisters.
Olarewaju, a well-known member of the Peoples Democratic Party, responded to Pantami’s Sunday disclosure by expressing worry about the possible effects of such a declaration on national security.
In the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja, the bandits had abducted the Al-Kadriyar sisters and murdered their eldest, Nabeeha.
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Pantami’s statement on X read, ”I am personally not in support of paying ransom to criminals. However, since it becomes clear, we lost our daughter Nabeeha yesterday, and the 5 remaining daughters have been threatened, as I spoke with the father on the matter yesterday and today.
The former communications minister continued, ”Furthermore, I spoke with a friend and a brother who offered to pay the remaining 50 million Naira of the 60m immediately. I conveyed the account number of the father of our daughters, Mansoor Al-Kadriyar, to the friend and brother to send the money directly.
”Any additional amount earlier generated from yesterday, the father can use to treat the daughters and other family members in sha Allah.”
In response, Olarewaju expressed his concern, stating, ”Normally, Pantami should be invited for questioning for jeopardising national security and safety of lives with that reckless and thoughtless public statement about ransom donation; but the sad reality is that Bola Tinubu is clueless and careless,” he added.
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