Tinubu mourns Rabe Abubakar, says govt won’t heed terrorists’ demand to release arrested members (opens original article in a new tab)

President Tinubu condemned terrorists who kidnapped Rabe Abubakar and refused to meet their demand to release arrested members, as Abubakar died in captivity with his wife still held by the captors.

• President Bola Tinubu stated that terrorists who kidnapped Rabe Abubakar demanded the release of their arrested members as a condition for freeing him.
• Tinubu's government vowed not to comply with the terrorists' demand to release their members held by security agencies.
• Rabe Abubakar died while in the custody of terrorists who kidnapped him on 30 May in Katsina, with his wife still held by the captors.