Nigeria, June 14 -- President Bola Tinubu has indicated that terrorists who kidnapped ex-military spokesperson Rabe Abubakar demanded the release of their arrested colleagues as a condition to free the retired army general.

PREMIUM TIMES reports that Mr Abubakar died on Saturday while in the custody of the terrorists who kidnapped him on 30 May in Katsina.

According to a statement by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, the president vowed not to give in to the demand of the terrorists.

"While the terrorists have done their worst, the president wants them to know that the government will never bow to their demand to release their members held by our security agencies," Mr Onanuga wrote.

The spokesperson also confirmed that Mr Abuba...