It is no longer news that the Kankara school boys have been released and the governor of the state claimed there was no ransom before their release.
In an exclusive interview with DAILY NIGERIAN, Mr Matawalle said he used repentant bandits and leadership of Miyetti Allah to identify the syndicate that led the abduction, and then started the negotiation process.
“When we established contact with them, I persuaded them to release them unharmed. And so they did tonight. This is not the first time we facilitated the release of our people without payment of ransom.
“Ask anybody, we don’t pay bandits a dime. What we do is to extend olive branch to them because they also want to live in peace.
Congrats to the boys and families involved.
