Kano, Nigeria, Feb 23, 2026 (AFP) - Nigeria paid Boko Haram ransom for kidnapped pupils: intel sources

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2026-02-23

The Nigerian government paid Boko Haram militants a "huge" ransom of millions of dollars to free up to 230 children and staff the jihadists abducted from a Catholic school in November, intelligence sources told AFP. Two Boko Haram commanders were also freed as part of the deal, which goes against the country's own law banning payments to kidnappers. The money was flown on a helicopter to Boko Haram's Gwoza stronghold in northeastern Borno state o......

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