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Boko Haram terrorists have demanded a ransom of $500,000 for the release of the wife, police orderly, and driver of Justice Haruna Mshelia, a High Court judge in Borno State.

A family source told Daily Trust that the terrorists rejected an initial offer of $50,000, insisting on the full $500,000 before releasing the remaining captives.

Justice Mshelia was abducted on June 24, 2024, along with his wife, Binta Othman-a magistrate at Wulari Court in Maiduguri-his orderly, and his driver.

The terrorists released Justice Mshelia on September 8 after a substantial ransom was paid, but only on the condition that he raises an additional $500,000 for his family’s release.

“We learned that the family managed to raise almost $50,000, but the insurgents turned down the offer, insisting on the full $500,000,” a source said.

When contacted for an update on the abducted police orderly, the Borno State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Nahum Daso, requested more time to consult before making a statement.

Efforts to reach Justice Haruna Mshelia for comments were unsuccessful, as his phone remained unreachable.

Meanwhile, the Dean of the Technology Department at the Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB), Professor Abubakar Eljuma, remains in captivity.

Sources from the university revealed that the suspected Boko Haram terrorists who abducted him have yet to contact either the university or his family regarding his fate.

Meanwhile, suspected Boko Haram terrorists on Wednesday attacked a police station and partially destroyed an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC), in Malari, Konduga LGA of Borno State.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Borno State Command, ASP Nahum Daso, confirmed the incident saying the attackers met superior firepower and escaped with gunshot wounds.

He, however, said the terrorists only deflated the tyres of the police Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) in an attempt to cause damage on vehicles and infrastructure in the vicinity.

Acekidc4:
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redcliff:
The monsters they all made. The monsters we all made his coming back to bite us in the arse. The corrupt judges who circumvent justice in order to do their pay masters bidding, the ones who gave a judgement against a political party and candidiate even when cleary seeing the evidences, still awarded a false judgement, this is the monster you made because the people who were supposed to be elected to power and have the will power to fight the menace, were not able to get there you created this monster. We are all creating small monsters that grow and become untamable and consune us, bit we think our parts dont matter, it matters a great deal

Magnetic010:
The level of insecurity in Nigeria is scary

SwitShuga:
The rate of kidnappings is now becoming too embarrassing for Nigeria as a country. The business is now so lucrative for the idiots involved

UltraSolid:
It won't get better either because we are fighting it the wrong way. Like using antibiotics to try and deal with an ailment caused by a virus.

Ordinary Nigerians too do not help because they are too distracted with their tribal jingoism and fights to come together and uncompromisingly demand State or regional policing from the FG.

UltraSolid:
Indeed. Tragic though that those who had no hand in creating those monsters must suffer their menace also because of 'one Nigeria'.

redcliff:
Those who had no hand are also culpable, you kept quiet and said nothing. When bandits attack and kill villagers in their states, you who is in your state thinking it does not affect you, will wake up the next day weae your clothes, go to work like nothing happened

SmartPolician:
I thought those guys had been totally destroyed. Why are they still kidnapping people and asking for ransom?