Tag: School abduction

Insecurity: Again, bandits abduct pupils in Katsina school

Aminu Imam

Reports indicate that daredevil bandits have again abducted some pupils and one teacher of an Islamiyya school, in Sakkai village, Faskari local government area of the State. This is coming barely 48 hours after Katsina State governor, Aminu Bello Masari, called on the people in areas prone to banditry to acquire weapons and defend themselves against the bandits. Although details of the incident are still sketchy, the victims were said to have been abducted while attending evening lessons within the school premises. The whereabouts of the victims are not known…

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Niger: NUJ gives State govt. 7 days to rescue Islamiyya pupils

Aminu Imam

…Demands immediate disbandment of Task Force on banned motorcycles   The Nigerian Union of Journalists, (NUJ) Niger State council, has given the State government a one-week ultimatum to expedite action towards immediate release and safe return of 136 pupils of the Islamiyya school and other hostages still languishing in the den of their abductors. According to a 10-point communiqué issued at the end of the meeting, jointly signed by George Duniya and Uthman Siraja, Chairman,  the union also wants the state government to ban the task force saddled with the responsibility…

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“Niger government not fair to us” – Parents of abducted Tegina children cry out

Aminu Imam

Parents of the abducted children of Tegina Islamiyya school in Niger State, have raised the dust over the claim that State Commissioner of Information, Mohammed Sani Idris, was released without payment of ransom. The parents, who claimed they had been barred from speaking to the media, said bandits could not have released the Commissioner without ransom and still keep their children in captivity despite them paying over N70 million demanded by the bandits. The parents, who spoke on condition of anonymity, also pointed out the APC Zone-C chairman who was…

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Niger: 4 abducted Tegina Islamiyya pupils abandoned by Govt. feared dead

Aminu Imam

Abductors of 136 pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School Tegina in Niger State have indicated that four of the pupils are dead. It was gathered at the weekend that the courier of the ransom, one Kassimu Daragana, who arrived Tegina at the weekend, reported that the bandits took him to four graves they purportedly buried the dead pupils. It was learnt that the parents have further strengthened their scout for money, as a 3-man team reportedly left Niger State at the weekend to appeal for funds. A government source however…

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Kebbi: 2 abducted FGGC Yauri students escape bandits’ den

Aminu Imam

…Taken to Dansadau Two students abducted by bandits from Federal Government College, Yauri, in Kebbi state, escaped bandits’ den, according to reports. It was gathered from a reliable source that the students wandered in the wilderness and then found themselves at Dandalla, a community located five kilometres south of Dansadau town. “They entered one house there not even knowing where they were. The residents, after identifying them decided to hide them until it was sunset. They then took them to Dansadau where they handed them over to the Divisional Police…

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Three abducted Tegina School girls reportedly dead

Aminu Imam

Three of the abducted students of the Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School Tegina have died in captivity, bandits have told their parents. The deceased were said to be girls while some of the students are seriously ill, the bandits further informed. The students were abducted in their school in Tegina in Rafi local government area of Niger state two months ago. The Nation learnt the bandits communicated with parents of the abductees on phone but refused to reveal identities of the deceased. Chief Imam of Tegina disclosed these after one of…

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Niger: Bandits refuse to release Islamiyya pupils after collecting N20m

Aminu Imam

The abductors of pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina in Niger State, have collected N20 million from parents of the children but have refused to release them, sources said on Friday. The latest development followed the signing of a law by Niger State governor, Abubakar Sani Bello, for kidnappers, bandits and their informants to die by hanging. The law also empowers the operational capacity of the vigilante corps. Parents of the pupils were reportedly told to pay N30 million earlier in the week, but sources hinted yesterday that they…

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Kaduna: 28 days after, abducted students and staff of Nuhu Bamalli Poly regain freedom

Aminu Imam

Gunmen have released six abducted students and two members of staff of Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, in Kaduna State, after 28 days in captivity. According to reports, both the abducted teachers and students were released on Thursday night. Recall that gunmen, on June 11, invaded the main campus, better known as “UPE”, and kidnapped six students and staff. However, a student reportedly died during the attack. The campus is located along an expressway just at the entrance of Zaria and it is less than 45 minutes drive to Kaduna metropolis.…

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Kaduna Baptist students’ kidnappers reject 9 bags of rice offered by school

Aminu Imam

The gunmen who invaded Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi in Kaduna State, have rejected nine bags of rice as well as other food items offered by the school. The Vice-Principal of the school, Wakili Madugu, who disclosed this during an interview with newsmen yesterday, said he received a call at 7.30 am on Tuesday shortly after the students had been abducted and was assured of their safety. The school official said the abductors had demanded food items with which they would feed the students. He further stated that the bandits…

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Insecurity: 1,065 students kidnapped, 6 killed, 273 held within seven months in Nigeria – Report

Aminu Imam

No fewer than 1,065 students of schools across the country have been kidnapped in the last seven months, according to latest reports. Also, according to the reports, during the period under review, six students were killed by their abductors, while 273 others are still being held as at press time. Two Polytechnic lecturers and one other staff member are still being held by their captors. Though relatives of victims and the government do not publicly disclose how much is paid as ransom, hundreds of millions of naira had been paid…

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