Boko Haram Demands ₦423m Ransom for Abducted Ex-Biu Vice Chairman

[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 11/01/2026

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have released a video demanding a staggering ₦423 million (approximately $300,000) ransom for the freedom of Hon. Hassan Biu Miringa, a former Vice-Chairman of Biu Local Government Area in Borno State, and another unnamed captive.The video, which surfaced earlier this week and was first reported by counter-insurgency outlet Zagazola Makama, shows the two men pleading for urgent intervention from government officials and community leaders to secure their release. Speaking from captivity, one of the abductees identified as Miringa confirmed they were kidnapped (…)

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