"Nigerian Family Pays Ransom for Abuja Sisters' Release Despite Police Disagreement"

The Nigerian police did not rescue four kidnapped sisters and their cousin in Abuja as previously claimed, with the family revealing that they paid a ransom for their release after one sister was killed by the kidnappers. The family clarified that the police had no role in the rescue and that they had to pay a ransom of $68,000. Kidnapping has become a prevalent issue in Nigeria, with criminal gangs using it as a means to make money, and a controversial law criminalizing ransom payments was passed in 2022.