Ishaku made the revelations when late Ibi’s colleagues paid him a condolence visit at the Government House, Jalingo.
Ishaku said: “we paid the ransom thinking it was a case of kidnap. I thought he was going to be released unhurt. When I travelled out of the state, they still demanded for a second ransom and it was paid again; two days later he was murdered. The reason I am much pained is that the security agents in the state and I worked hard to ensure that Ibi was rescued unharmed, not knowing we were talking to murderers and not kidnappers. It is a sorrowful day for us as a people in Taraba State. Since I assumed the leadership of the state, there has been serious challenges, but I have not been as shocked as I am with this incident. All the same, we are believers of God and let us give it all to God. I implore the security in the state to do everything possible to bring those behind the ungodly incident to book for prosecution; we cannot continue in the face of insecurity. We must get rid of this to create peace for our people.”
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