Nigeria, July 15 -- Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the donation during plenary on Tuesday in Abuja, stating that each of the five bereaved families would receive N10 million from the upper legislative chamber.

Akpabio recalled that the Senate had on Monday commended President Bola Tinubu and the security agencies for the successful rescue of the victims, who had been held captive for about 56 days.

He praised the efforts of the Chief of Army Staff, the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), the Inspector-General of Police, the Minister of Defence and President Tinubu, whom he described as the Commander-in-Chief who led the operation.

The Senate President, however, noted that the operation came at a he...