Nigeria, Sept. 2 -- The 2023 Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has called for an investigation into former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai's claims that the Federal Government is financially compensating bandits.

During an appearance on the Channels Television program Politics Today, Baba-Ahmed criticized the response from the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, asserting that it lacked seriousness. He remarked, "If the so-called office of the National Security Adviser, NSA, would take this statement with levity, then Nuhu Ribadu was never a policeman; he is not a qualified lawyer; he should not be in that office."

Baba-Ahmed believes El-Rufai should be formally reporting his claims to the police and c...