US EditionBoko Haram releases footage of Borno ex-LG Chair begging for $150,000 to pay ransom
Two former Biu LGA officials kidnapped in December 2025 plead for help as Boko Haram demands $300,000 ransom, highlighting ongoing security challenges in southern Borno State.
- About two weeks ago, a newly emerged video showed two men pleading for release, one naming himself Hassan Biu Miringa, who said they were abducted in December 2025 and remain in militant custody.
- Captors are demanding $300,000 for the pair, with each captive priced at $150,000, and the video identifies the abductors as `soldiers of Khilafa`.
- Along the Kamuya–Buni Yadi road, they were seized in an Hizbah vehicle en route from Potiskum to Biu, including the immediate past Vice Chairman of Biu local government, with negotiators reporting four engagement phases and preliminary agreements.
- Miringa and the other captive say they are still alive and urgently need help, appealing to Borno State Deputy Governor Alhaji Usman Umar Kadafur and community leaders to intervene.
- Persistent insecurity in southern Borno State remains evident in the newly released video, and families of abductees are urging government and security agencies to intensify rescue efforts.
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Borno: Captured Ex-Council Chair Speaks As Terrorists Demand $300,000 Ransom
A former Chairman of Biu Local Government Area of Borno State, Mr Hassan Biu Miringa, has appealed for help, disclosing that his captors are demanding $300,000. Daily Trust had reported how Maringa and councillors representing Zarawuyaku and Miringa wards were abducted along Kamuya- Buni Yadi road in Borno State. A source had said, “They were abducted alongside some unidentified passengers travelling in an Hizbah vehicle en route from Potiskum …
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A new video has emerged showing two men reportedly kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State, pleading for assistance to secure their release. One
Boko Haram Demands $300,000 Ransom For Abducted Ex-Borno LG Vice Chair, 1 Other
Suspected Boko Haram terrorists have demanded $300,000 for the release of two persons abducted in December, 2025, while on their way from Miringa in Biu to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital . In a video circulating online, the two abductees were appealing for urgent intervention, saying that their captors were demanding a substantial ransom. One of the abductees was identified as Hon. Hassan Biu Miringa, a former vice chairman of Biu local gove…
Boko Haram terrorists demand N423m ransom for release of abducted Borno ex-LG vice chairman and one other victim - Newsy People
Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists have demanded N423m ransom to release Hon. Hassan Biu Miringa, a former Vice Chairman of Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. A new video has emerged showing Miringa and another abducted victim appealing to political and community leaders in Borno State to intervene for his rescue. The two men were abducted on December 17, 2025, while traveling from Miringa to Maiduguri. In the video posted by security a…
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