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Published 5 May 2021 Prominent Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, says he knew nothing about the N800,000 a parent claimed he instructed to be paid to a Fulani man named Ahmed. The ransom was supposedly paid to secure the release of some abducted students in Kaduna State. One of the parents of the kidnapped students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, had said in an effort to secure the release of their children, she and other parents met with Gumi, who directed them...

Banditry: Arrest Sheikh Gumi, Hes Aiding Terrorists — Fani-Kayode Tells Nigerian Government Many Nigerians had also called for Gumis arrest following his recent comment on the abduction of Greenfield University students. by SaharaReporters, New York May 05, 2021 Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has urged the federal government to arrest controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi over his roles in demanding amnesty for bandits. The controversial cleric has been criticised by Ni...

Punch Newspapers Sections Godwin Isenyo, Kaduna Published 5 May 2021 After 56 gruelling days, the abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have been released by bandits, The PUNCH has learnt. The PUNCH in a telephone interview on Wednesday. He said, “Yes, they have been released. They are on their way from the forest where they have been kept for the past (over) 50 days.” On March 11, 2021 bandits invade...

Barely a day after parents of  students abducted by bandits from Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State stormed the National Assembly Abuja in protest, the bandits have on Wednesday released the remaining 27 students in their captivity.

The remaining abducted students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanization Afaka in Kaduna have regained their freedom after spending 55 days in captivity.

Views: Visits 15 One of the abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna State has been released after his parents reportedly paid a ransom of N20m to his abductors. It would be recalled that the kidnappers, on Monday, threatened to kill the remaining 17 of the students in their custody except a ransom of N100 million and 10 motorcycles is paid. Sources close to the family said the mother of the freed student, Lauritta Attahiru, who is also the wife of a retired army general fr...

SaharaReporters observed that about 12,000 Nigerians had already tweeted, “Vote of No Confidence” on Twitter in a global demand aimed at ending Buhari’s inefficient and clueless administration under which kidnappings for ransom, killing and terrorism have grown unchecked.

The governor disclosed that security agencies are compiling a comprehensive report on recent incidents. Uzodimma was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday. The Imo helmsman said he would allow the security agencies to do their job as the matter is still under investigation. “Sooner than later, you will see a report that will expose identities of those behind what has happened in Imo and what is possibly happening in other states,” he said. Imo has come under a numbe...

May 5, 2021 May 5, 2021 The remaining 29 students abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka in Kaduna State have regained freedom. Mr Abdullahi Usman, who is the Chairman of the Parents’ Committee, confirmed the release of the students by bandits to  Channels Television on Wednesday in Kaduna. He explained that the victims were released some minutes past 4pm around the Kidanda area in Giwa Local Government Area of the state, and were on their way back to the state c...

Following the altercations between Mbaka and FG, Vanguard was informed that Onaga, invited him to the Bishop's court.