Kaduna =nnnn State First Lady, Hajia Asia El-Rufai has said that Nigerians must put an end to paying ransoms to bandits and kidnappers, adding that no ransom should be paid to her abductors if she is kidnapped.
The Governor’s wife made the remarks in Kaduna yesterday while addressing participants of a peace and security training organised for Kaduna women by Equal Access International (EAI).
Mrs El-Rufai, who was the Guest of Honour at the event said Nigerians must get back their once-peaceful country and women have a great role to play in achieving that.
She said. “We must sacrifice to bring this to an end. I am ready to die in the hands of kidnappers if it will bring peace to this country.
“For as long as you continue to pay the ransom, it is like you are adding kerosene to fire. You are giving bandits and kidnappers money for ammunition to continue to haunt you. We should not pay ransom to bandits.
“I have said it before and I will say it again, if I am kidnapped, don’t pay any ransom. Rather, pray for me that if it is death, I go in a good way and if I am going to be released that I am not violated.”
