•IGP Egbetokun The Nigeria Police Force has said that crowdfunding for kidnap ransom on social media is an illegal and punishable offense. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, stated this yesterday while speaking on Channels TV. Adejobi said such actions demoralise police personnel, stressing that paying a ransom is criminal ...
•FEC meeting The Federal Executive Council (FEC), today Wednesday, January 17, reacted to reports of some members of the public crowdfunding for ransom payments for kidnap victims. Minister of Defense, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar said such practices would rather worsen the situation, adding that not responding to ransom demands will eventually ma...
The Frontier is Nigeria’s leading online newspaper. It is published by Okims Media Links Limited headed by Sunny Okim, a veteran journalist who is widely known as The Grandmaster, fondly called so by colleagues and friends for being Nigeria’s pioneer movie journalist.
© 2026 The Frontier, Published by Okims Media Links Limited.
designed by winnet services
