Tag: Greenfield University abducted students

Finally, fourteen remaining kidnapped Greenfield University students released

Aminu Imam

Fourteen students of Greenfield University, in Kaduna State, who were abducted by gunmen over a month ago have reportedly been released at last. According to reports, the students were released yesterday afternoon at a location along the Kaduna- Abuja highway. It said the Chairman of the Parents Forum, Markus Zarmai, and few others were expected to receive the students at the drop-off location. The parents of the abducted students said that they paid a ransom, in addition to providing eight new motorcycles to the kidnappers before they agreed to release…

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Breaking: 14 kidnapped Greenfield University students released

Aminu Imam

Fourteen students of Greenfield University, in Kaduna State, who were abducted by gunmen over a month ago have reportedly been released. According to reports, the students were released on Saturday afternoon at a location along the Kaduna- Abuja highway. It said the Chairman of the Parents Forum, Markus Zarmai, and few others were expected to receive the students at the drop-off location. The parents of the abducted students said that they paid a ransom, in addition to providing eight new motorcycles to the kidnappers before they agreed to release their…

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Kaduna varsity abduction: ‘Bandits demanding N100m after paying N60m ransom’, Students’ parents cry out

Aminu Imam

Some aggrieved parents of the remaining 20 abducted students of Greenfield University, in Kaduna State, have appealed to the Federal Government to urgently assist them in rescuing their children in the captivity of bandits. The parents, who met yesterday for a prayer session in Kaduna, decried the continued stay of their children in the custody of the bandits since they were abducted from the school on April 20. Chairman of the aggrieved parents, Marcus Zarmai, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use his office to secure the release of the students…

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Kaduna: Bandits threaten to kill Greenfield Varsity students if N100m ransom isn’t paid

Aminu Imam

Gunmen who kidnapped some students of Greenfield University in Kaduna state have threatened to kill the victims if their demands are not met by today, Tuesday. Recall that the armed men suspected to be bandits attacked the institution on April 18 and kidnapped some students. Speaking in a telephone conversation with the Hausa Service of the Voice of America (VOA), one Sani Idris Jalingo, who identified himself as the leader of the bandits, said 17 of the students are still in their custody. He added that the families of the students…

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