WIRE — Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has revealed that he refused to pay a N300 million ransom demanded by kidnappers who abducted his brothers in 2019, saying he chose not to negotiate with the criminals so as not to encourage the growing menace of kidnapping for ransom. The governor said his decision was based on
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