A 16-year-old abducted female student of Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State, has reportedly given birth to a child in captivity.
The young mother is among 11 remaining female students yet to be released after gunmen had abducted over 100 students and eight teachers and killed a policeman in the mixed boarding school on June 17, 2021.
The girl, whose name could not be confirmed at press time, delivered a baby boy in the abductors’ forest camp, according to our sources.
One of the sources told newsmen that the parents of the 11 remaining schoolgirls in captivity expressed great concern despite payments of ransom and prisoner swaps with abductors at different times.
“When the government, especially Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, ruled out negotiation with the armed group, which demanded ransom, the families of the abducted students contributed and paid the ransom for the release of their daughters”.
“It is disheartening that the bandits collected huge ransoms and married off some of the victims and yet refused to release the remaining abductees”, the source added.
