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Bandits Demand N1Billion Ransom For Kidnapped 286 Kaduna Schoolchildren, Workers; Threaten To Kill Hostages After 20 Days

Gunmen who kidnapped 286 students and staff in Kaduna have demanded a sum of N1 billion for their release.

The schoolchildren, some older students and of the school staff were abducted on March 7 in the town of Kuriga, in Nigeria's northwestern Kaduna State, in the first mass kidnapping in the country since 2021.

According to Reuters, a community leader, Jubril Aminu, who acts as a spokesman for the families of the hostages, said he received a call on his phone from the kidnappers on Tuesday.

"They made a total of a 1 billion (naira) ransom demand for all the pupils, students and staff of the school," Aminu said.

"They gave an ultimatum to pay the ransom within 20 days, effective from the date of the kidnap. They said they will kill all the students and the staff if the ransom demand is not met."

Idris Ibrahim, an elected official from the Kuriga Ward municipal council, also confirmed the ransom demand and the amount.

"Yes, the kidnappers called the community through Jubril Aminu's number and made the demand," he said.

"They called from a hidden number but the authorities are working on getting the number," Ibrahim said

He added that the security forces were taking "adequate measures" to secure the release of the students.

Samuel Aruwan, commissioner of internal security and home affairs in Kaduna State, did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the kidnappers' demands.

Spokespeople for President Bola Tinubu and the army also did not respond to requests for comment.

The country's information minister, Mohammed Idris, told reporters on Wednesday that Tinubu's position on the kidnappings in Kuriga was that security forces should secure the hostages' release without any payment to the kidnappers.

"The president has directed that security agencies must as a matter of urgency ensure that the children and all those who have been kidnapped are brought back to safety and also in the process ensure that not a dime is paid for ransom."

Under Tinubu's predecessor, legislation was introduced imposing jail time for anyone found paying a ransom to free a hostage as kidnappings in Nigeria became ever more frequent.

https://saharareporters.com/2024/03/14/bandits-demand-n1billion-ransom-kidnapped-286-kaduna-schoolchildren-workers-threaten

THANK YOU ASIWAJU BOLA AHMED TINUBU.....OKÓ IYA WÓN

KIDNAPPERS....PLEASE KIDNAP 1 MILLION PEOPLE, YOU ARE NOT GETTING 1 KOBO......THAT UPDATE DON CAST. WHEN YOU ARE TIRED OF BUYING THEM FOOD, YOU WILL RELEASE THEM.

EVEN WE THAT ARE NOT KIDNAPPED, WE ARE EATING TINUBU'S GRAINS, LIKE PIGEONS, BATTLING HUNGER AND INSECURITY COUPLED WITH INFLATION. ATLEAST THE KIDNAPPERS WILL BE FEEDNG THEM AND TAKING CARE OF THEM. WHEN YOUR ARE TIRED OF FEEDING THEM, RELEASE THEM AND RE-KIDNAP THEM AGAIN.....LOL

Can you imagine

What is the essence of NIN if people will kidnap such a big number of people without a trace on how to arrest them?


I left..!

This tinubu era full of KIdnappings.

Pantami's NIN only works in the South. It doesn't work when Fulanis are involved. That's how sweet one Nigeria is.
Ehen, when will the same Pantami start a crowd to help pay the ransome for the release of the innocent Nigerians? Obviously, the Nigerian army can't and won't find the terrorists so hungry Nigerians, pls contribute your 'widow's might' as the good Samaritans that you are to free the captives.
20 days is the deadline and the clock is ticking.
Fulanis will milk Nigeria the way the milk their cows. They've been sucking the blood of Nigerians since 1804 and will continue to so because Nigerians were created for the sport of Fulanis.

It sucks to be a Nigerian.

Atiku should pay his boys to release the children. Shishi Tinubu no go pay.

Sheikh Gumi and other sponsors of these terrorists should know that this game is stale and old. Try other means.

You guys suddenly forgot that Tinubu was part of the previous istration and he knows this game more than you do.

Stop disturbing the peace of your innocent children. Let them breath. Nigeria is not meant only for you evil northern leaders. Let your people breath I say let them nreath

If these terrorist kidnappers are caught, they should be quartered after a merciless torture that lasts for 1week.

COMRADES, I think Kaduna State government should pay the ransome, you can see the bad foundation that El'Rufai has laid in Kaduna State

Nlfpmod they have come down from N40Trillion.

Where are the " Bring back our chibok girls " crew.... one is now in asorock ... this is called karma .... oya Remi , cry and say " there is God ooo"

dey play

If the pay them 1b. Na how much go remain for 2024 budget

I have said that this kind of thinking will only lead to this kind of results.

for example, when earlier this year, people were saying kidnaping is a profession, i knew it could only lead to this kind of consequence


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0r4pp-u_uI

God help us. N1billion. hmn

Putindbutt:
Atiku should pay his boys to release the children. Shishi Tinubu no go pay.

as commander-in-chief, are you saying Tinubu does not have boys that could have prevented the kidnap, rescue the kids and stamp out this banditry once and for all?

Chicken change for Chicago Amed Bola Tinubu aka cartel Lagos zone 1

Okay naw

Tinubu o dowo e ooooo

Since APC have open and started sharing this National cake... Northern kidnappers wants to also participate in sharing of the cake😁😅🤣

They are proposing Budget surplus for their own country. Nigeria na one very useless place. Imagine kidnapping ,whole school or village

Sheikh Gummi is the negotiating bandit leader

Pleased let's bear with the APC government, they are doing a good work.

Tinubu will fix economy while Shettima will fix security.

Adaisback:
Sheikh Gumi and other sponsors of these terrorists should know that this game is stale and old. Try other means.

You guys suddenly forgot that Tinubu was part of the previous istration and he knows this game more than you do.

Stop disturbing the peace of your innocent children. Let them breath. Nigeria is not meant only for you evil northern leaders. Let your people breath I say let them nreath

stop talking rubbish

#BringBackOurChildren #BBOC

Karma is a Diva

Someone was to take care of the economy while another person was to be in charge of security. The last I checked both the economy & security are in need of attention. They should do something.

RPG2020:
Chicken change for Chicago Amed Bola Tinubu aka cartel Lagos zone 1

Rest. election is over

Fools

These people know the value of dollars. They want to cash out. Where were 286 human beings kept that no one can see them? I dey look our defence forces one eye.

Nice kne

As long as its aboki they kidnapped, I don't care.

We'll keep for them in the press cos we don't negotiate with terrorist