Ransom payments could sustain bandit networks - IHRC-RFT

The International Human Rights Commission–Relief Fund Trust (IHRC-RFT) warned that paying ransoms to criminal groups could strengthen bandit networks and expose innocent citizens to continued abductions, violence, and trauma. The organization urged the Nigerian government to intensify security operations, dismantle bandit networks, and cut off their funding sources. It supported Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal's stance on the dangers of ransom payments.