Are Malaysian ministers only good at lying?

Mercedita Dayawan the Filipina who was abducted and released together with Chinese national Gao Hua Yuan lately was reported by the Borneo Post to have stated the following:

 (1) A ransom of more than USD6 million was paid by Gao's family;

(2) The duo were returned to Sabah for release by the kidnappers themselves!

What did Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak say on Tweeter:

And what did Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein parrot:

Question 1: Will Abu Sayyaf kidnappers return the victims to Sabah if no ransom was paid?

Question 2: Time and again the incompetent Malaysian government is not capable of protecting Sabahans and tourists from these pirates; what makes readers think they are able to tell the truth...?

..."Without Prejudice"...