Kidnapped Nigerian cleric released under ransom

Reverend Jeremiah Shittu, a prelate of the Methodist Church in Nigeria who had been kidnapped, says he was freed after a ransom was paid. He tells us how the payment happened despite the Nigerian government discouraging paying ransoms to kidnappers.

Also in the programme: Tunisia President Kais Saied announced on TV the sacking of 57 judges after accusing them of corruption and of protecting 'terrorists', but critics fear an ongoing 'coup'; Journalist Lebo Diseko reports on a spike in anti-immigrant violence in South Africa; In our weekly letter, Nigerian writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani reflects on Queen Elizabeth's platinum jubilee; And Somali-born volunteer Safia Jama received royal recognition for her community work during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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