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 government area of the State, who appeared visibly distressed while calling on authorities and community leaders to help secure their release.
The victims were reportedly abducted on December 17, 2025, during a journey from Miringa to Maiduguri, the state capital. In the video, they said the insurgents were demanding $150,000 ransom on each of them, amounting to $300,000, roughly N423 million.
“We were abducted on our way to Maiduguri. By Allah’s mercy, we are still alive,” he said. “We appeal to the authorities and well-meaning citizens to come to our rescue,” the captives pleaded.
They specifically requested intervention from Borno State deputy governor, Umar Usman Kadafur, Hon. Mukhtar Betara Aliyu, Hon. Sule Ali Rimi, Hon. Yakubu Gambo Kimba, and Alhaji Musa Dogo Biu.
“They are asking $150,000 for each of us. We are pleading for help and praying to be reunited with our families,” one of the victims added.
Security agencies were yet to issue any official statement on the abduction and ransom demand as of the time of filing this report.
