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Mohammed Idris
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Information Minister of Nigeria who rejected allegations about ransom payments.
Notable Quotes
""The assertion that ransom was delivered by helicopter to insurgents, with cross-border confirmation of receipt, is fiction.""View Story →
""This claim as fake and laughable.""View Story →
"completely false and baseless"View Story →
"The assertion that ransom was delivered by helicopter to insurgents, with cross-border confirmation of receipt, is fiction."View Story →
"The government described the claims as completely false and baseless."View Story →
"The allegations are completely false and baseless, and constitute a disservice to the professionalism and integrity of Nigeria’s security forces."View Story →
"no ransom was paid, and no militant commanders were freed."View Story →
"The Federal Government states that these allegations are completely false and baseless."View Story →
"This state visit is about turning a historic relationship into a modern economic partnership - transforming trust into opportunity."View Story →
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