Senator Ali Ndume has dismissed claims linking him to terrorists through an alleged middleman. Ndume said he never met Samaila Kaigama and never received any ransom money of ₦5 billion.
On Channels Television’s Politics Today, the senator dismissed claims that he served as an intermediary for terrorists, saying his interactions with Kaigama were limited to telephone conversations before he severed contact after becoming suspicious of him.
“I haven’t met him. “I spoke to him several times before I cut off contact after I became suspicious of him,” Ndume said.
The ex-Senate Chief Whip stated that he had no personal links with Kaigama and denied any involvement in facilitating negotiations or maintaining connections with terrorist groups.
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Ndume also denied allegations that he collected ₦5 billion in ransom payments, describing the charge as false.
“I have said it already in my life, I have never seen ₦1 billion cash, not to talk of ₦5 billion,” he said.
“The allegations against me are baseless, and I have never participated in collecting or receiving ransom for criminal or terrorist groups,” the Borno South legislator insisted.
Ndume’s comments come after allegations by Samaila Kaigama who accused the senator of being an intermediary to terrorists and profiting from ransom payments, allegations Ndume has vehemently denied.
