A brand new video has emerged displaying two males reportedly kidnapped by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State, pleading for help to safe their launch.
One of the captives, former Biu Native Authorities Space Chairman Hassan Biu Miringa, revealed that their abductors are demanding a $300,000 ransom.
Miringa mentioned he and one other particular person have been taken in December 2025 and have remained within the custody of the militants.
Within the video shared by Zagazola Makama, Miringa launched himself, saying: “I’m Hassan Biu Miringa, former Chairman of Biu Native Authorities from 2020 to 2022. 4 years after my tenure, we have been kidnapped by the troopers of Khilafa about two weeks in the past. Alhamdulillah, we’re nonetheless alive, however we urgently need assistance to save our lives.”
He added that negotiations with the abductors had been underway, with some preliminary agreements reportedly reached.
“We now have engaged them on 4 separate events and reached an understanding. We attraction to our leaders, particularly Borno State Deputy Governor Alhaji Usman Umar Kadafur, the Nationwide Meeting consultant for Biu, Kwaya, and Shani Hon. Betera Aliyu, in addition to our neighborhood leaders, to mood justice with mercy and help us. We’re their kids and have been working collectively,” Miringa mentioned.
He confirmed the ransom demand, explaining that every captive is anticipated to pay $150,000, totaling $300,000 for their freedom, and pleaded for pressing intervention to reunite with their households.
The video highlights ongoing issues over kidnappings and insecurity in southern Borno State, which have endured regardless of authorities efforts to curb rebel exercise within the area.
