How Bandits Abandoned Ailing Former Niger SUBEB Chairman After Collecting N50m

Leadership | 12-05-2026 06:17pm |

Alhaji Alhassan Bawa Niworo, the former Chairman of the Niger State Universal Education Board and a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress, was reportedly abandoned by his captors after they received a ransom of N50 million. Sources indicate that the bandits, who had held him captive, released him in a remote area following the payment. Niworo's condition upon his release has raised concerns, as he was found ailing and in need of medical attention. Authorities are investigating the incident and the circumstances surrounding his abandonment.

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