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Mohammed Idris

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Information Minister of Nigeria who rejected allegations about ransom payments.

Notable Quotes

""The assertion that ransom was delivered by helicopter to insurgents, with cross-border confirmation of receipt, is fiction.""

""This claim as fake and laughable.""

"completely false and baseless"

"The assertion that ransom was delivered by helicopter to insurgents, with cross-border confirmation of receipt, is fiction."

"The government described the claims as completely false and baseless."

"The allegations are completely false and baseless, and constitute a disservice to the professionalism and integrity of Nigeria’s security forces."

"no ransom was paid, and no militant commanders were freed."

"The Federal Government states that these allegations are completely false and baseless."