Dr. Matthew Kukah, the catholic bishop of the Sokoto Diocese, revealed Wednesday that he had paid approximately N30 million in ransom to get his priests returned.
Kukah bemoaned that he now had to deal with the new difficulty of paying another N30 million in ransom to liberate his nephew and a driver who had been kidnapped a few days prior.
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Speaking at a one-day event titled “High-level forum on political communication and issue-based campaigns in the 2023 general elections,” Bishop Kukah made this announcement in Abuja. The event was organized by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, in partnership with the Kukah Center.
He added that Nigerians require someone who is aware of the circumstances there.
“I am the bishop of Sokoto Diocese; my priests were abducted, and I have spent roughly N30 million since I have no other options.
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“These are basic truths, therefore I’m not embarrassed to state them. There is a general sense of estrangement, so anyone running for president of Nigeria cannot claim to stand before me without providing empirical proof from their past about how they intend to handle these challenges, he said.
He continued by saying that his nephew and the car’s driver had yet to regain their freedom.
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