JUST IN: Boko Haram terrorists demand N423m ransom to release Borno ex-LGA vice chairman

JUST IN: Boko Haram terrorists demand N423m ransom to release Borno ex-LGA vice chairman

By: Our Reporter

A new video has emerged showing two men, allegedly abducted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in Borno State, pleading for help.

One of the victims, Hon. Hassan Biu Miringa, a former Vice Chairman of Biu Local Government Area, is seen in the video appealing for rescue.

The two men were taken hostage on December 17, 2025, while traveling from Miringa to Maiduguri.

In the video, the abductees said the terrorists are demanding a ransom of $150,000 per person, totaling $300,000, for their release.

‘We were abducted on our way from Miringa to Maiduguri around 2:30. Alhamdulillah, we are alive,’ one of the victims said. ‘We are calling on the government and individuals to come to our rescue.’

The victims specifically appealed to Deputy Governor Umar Usman Kadafur, Hon. Mukhtar Betara Aliyu, Hon. Sule Ali Rimi, Hon. Yakubu Gambo Kimba, and Alhaji Musa Dogo Biu to intervene and help secure their freedom.

‘We are pleading with them to come to our rescue. We are their sons,” the victim said. ‘They said we must provide $150,000 each. For the two of us, it is $300,000. We want to be reunited with our families.’

JUST IN: Boko Haram terrorists demand N423m ransom to release Borno ex-LGA vice chairman