Bandits Insist On N100m Ransom To Release15 Abducted Female Students, Give Ultimatum

Bandits that abducted 15 Islamiya Students from the farm of their teacher have given the villagers an ultimatum to pay N100 million ransom.

The bandits last week demanded the ransom as the condition for releasing the students to their parents, promising not to hurt them.

Speaking to LEADERSHIP yesterday, the teacher of the Islamiya, Malam Aminu Abubakar Bako, said, “They called again and have given us an ultimatum up till weekend to bring the ransom.”

He said the villagers and parents were running around to raise the funds, but they were yet to raise anything close to the amount requested from them.

According to him, some security personnel came to the village to ask them questions, but they were yet to see any practical operation to rescue the students.

A parent, Malam Mohammad Salisu, whose 13-year-old daughter is among those abducted, also spoke on the efforts to raise money to meet the demands.

“We are worried. We don’t have any options than to find a way out to ensure that our children come back home safely. There is no practical support from the authorities. They may be doing something, but it seems we have not made any progress since the children were abducted over two weeks ago,” he added.

The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Niger State, Obed Nuhu Nana, had earlier assured that the government was mobilising every available resource to ensure the students were released.