ISWAP Demands N10m Ransom For Release Of 13 Teenagers
- The abductors of 13 teenage female farmers in Borno State have reached out to their families
- According to family members, Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists are demanding N10 million ransom for their release
- A relative of one of the abductees narrated how the kidnappers were able to reach the families after kidnapping the teenagers
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Borno state - The Islamic State in West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists are demanding N10 million ransom for the release of 13 teenage female farmers in Borno State.
The ISWAP terrorists abducted the female farmers on Saturday, November 22, 2025.
A relative said the terrorists contacted one of the female farmers who regained freedom.
As reported by Daily Trust, a relative of one of the abductees said the demand put forward by the assailants has thrown the community into a very difficult situation.
“You know, it’s not that the girl escaped on her own. The abductors deliberately released her after realizing that she was a breastfeeding mother.
“And, before she left, one of the abductors confiscated her phone and gave her a new SIM card, instructing her to insert it in a phone when she arrived home.
“Immediately the SIM was inserted, the phone call came in, and the abductors demanded a ransom of N10 million for their release.”
The State Police spokesman, ASP Nahum Kenneth Daso, said he was not aware of the development.
ASP Daso assured the community of the police's commitment to ensuring the safe return of their children.
Troops arrest kidnapper while negotiating N20m ransom
Recall that a suspected kidnapper was arrested in the Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba state
Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) and Operation Zafin Wuta arrested the suspect while negotiating a N20 million ransom.
The Army spokesperson, Lieutenant Umar Mohammed, narrated how the Troops of the 6 Brigade succeeded in apprehending the suspect.
Police foil kidnapping attempt in Abuja
Legit.ng also reported that operatives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command repelled a kidnapping attempt in Guto village, in the Bwari Area Council.
Bandits, numbering about 30, invaded the community in an attempt to abduct a resident and his family in the early hours of Thursday, November 20, 2025.
The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said the Bwari Division’s Surveillance Team and the IGP Special Intervention Squad (SIS) mobilised to the scene.
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Bandits kill VP, abduct female students
Legit.ng also reported that terrorists attacked Maga Comprehensive Girls’ Secondary School in Kebbi state, abducting several students.
One staff member was killed, the school's principal was shot, and a guard was injured by the rampaging outlaws.
Residents said the attackers have not gone far and are urging urgent federal and state government action to rescue the girls.
Source: Legit.ng
