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  Nasir El-Rufai, the Kaduna State Governor on Thursday revealed that but for the timely release of the 29 abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, his plan was to attack and kill the bandits even if the students became collateral damage. El-Rufai added that somehow, the bandits got hint of the planned attack and hurriedly changed location which led to the students spending over a month in captivity. El Rufai revealed this during webinar organise...

Share The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Umar Muri has said the 27 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State who regained their freedom are in sound health after undergoing medical checks in their facilities. He made this known while handing over the students to their parents on Friday. Muri said the abduction of 37 students of the college on 11th March at the school premises was rather sad and after few days when the kidnappers of the students demande...

Views: Visits 37 Following the release of the remaining 29 students abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, the governor, Nasir El-Rufai has said his government had planned to bomb the bandits, having in mind that some of the students will be killed. He said before the Nigerian Air Force could execute the plan, the bandits swiftly changed location. El-Rufai said given the current security situation in his state, it was a price he would be willi...

PHOTO STORY: Kidnapped Kaduna college students reunite with family The freed students were reunited with their families on Friday. ADVERTISEMENT PREMIUM TIMES reported how the students were kidnapped in March and released on Wednesday after negotiations between the kidnappers, the victims’ families, the government and other intermediaries. Details of the negotiations were not made public. The freed students were reunited with their families on Friday. See the photos of the reunion below. Fami...

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How Our 27 Abducted Kaduna College Students Regained Freedom —Parents In a statement by the parents on Friday, jointly signed by the forums chairman, Malam Abdullahi Usman and Secretary, Mrs Catherine Y. Saleh, the group of parents also expressed their appreciation to Nigerians and specially thanked some prominent Nigerians and organisations for the roles they played to secure the release of their children. by Saharareporters, New York May 07, 2021 The parents of the 27 students of the Feder...

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has revealed that his government planned to attack and kill the bandits even if it meant some students would die in the process when the 29 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, were abducted. According to the Governor, such action would only be considered as collateral damage and a price he would be willing to pay instead of paying ransom to the criminals. The Kaduna State Governor spoke on Thursday during a webina...

The abducted student of Kings School, otherwise known as Capro Secondary Mission School located at Gana Ropp in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State has regained freedom, the military authorities have confirmed. Gunmen had in the early hours of April 29 kidnapped the students in Capro, which is few kilometres away from the Yakubu Gowon airport and about 60 kilometres from Jos, the state capital. However, three of the students escaped while one remained in captivity. But in a state...

ON THE GO Rivers won’t succumb to secessionist agenda, says Wike after attacks on police stations Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says no amount of attacks on police stations will make the state give in to agitations by secessionists.Advertisement There have been several attacks on security... Four Niger residents freed after ‘paying’ N3m ransom Four persons kidnapped from Tafa, a town in Kagarko LGA of Niger state, have been released by bandits after paying N3million r...

When Will Buhari Stop Begging Abductors of Our Students?, By Olabisi Deji-Folutile ADVERTISEMENT News of the release of the 27 kidnapped students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, no doubt, calls for celebration. These students spent 50 good days in the camp of their captors. We saw them being beaten and assaulted in a trending video released by their kidnappers. It doesn’t matter if two of the 29 students said to be in the bandits’ enclave after their ...