After a comprehensive security debriefing, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday handed over the medical doctor at the National Eye Centre in Kaduna, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola and her nephew who were freed on Wednesday after being kidnapped, to her family.
The handover ceremony in the presence of the president of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Bala Audu, also had the presence of representatives of the Defence Headquarters, Ministry of Health, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), and provided an opportunity for security personnel to highlight the efforts made to secure Dr. Ganiyat’s release. Dr. Audu expressed gratitude to the security agencies, while urging them to intensify actions to ensure the rescue of other Nigerians.
The family thanked the government, NMA, NARD and all Nigerian doctors for their support.
Popoola, a registrar in the Dept. of Opthalmology at the National Eye Centre, was abducted alongside her husband, Nurudeen, a military officer and her nephew, Folaranmi- Abdul- Mugni. The kidnappers had demanded N40m ransom, which was paid after which they released her husband on March 8, 2024, but refused to release her and her nephew.
