One of the abducted students of Greenfield University, has been released by the bandits.
Although the police and the Kaduna government were yet to confirm the development, mother of the student, confirmed the release of her son, Tuesday.
She, however, refused to give details of how he was released and whether a ransom was paid or not.
It was gathered that the student was released on Saturday after his mother, who is the wife of a retired army officer, privately negotiated and paid a ransom.
The parents had earlier revealed that the bandits have been negotiating with them individually, asking each of them to pay N20 million before they eventually demanded a bulk sum of N100 million and 10 motorcycles on Monday, as condition for their release.
The Presidency said they share the anguish of parents of the abducted students.
by SaharaReporters, New York
May 05, 2021
The Federal Government of Nigeria has stated that it is working through the military and intelligence agencies to support the Kaduna State Government in the rescue of the kidnapped Greenfield University students.
The development follows several calls on the government to aid in the release of the abducted students, whose lives are under threat.
Gunmen on April 20, had stormed Greenfield University located along the Kaduna–Abuja Highway in Chikun Local Government Area and kidnapped several students.
The kidnappers have since killed five of the students and threatened to kill 17 of them still in captivity if a ransom of N100 million and 10 motorcycles are not delivered to them.
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Alleged plan to cart away livestock belonging to one Dakup Ntiem went awry as the intruders abandoned the plan and rather shot and killed the livestock owner and injured his pregnant wife, Blessing.
Since the incident, which occurred on midnight of April 28, 2021, Blessing, who has not been discharged after receiving treatment in a health facility, has been inconsolable as she ponders how she would raise her three kids and the baby she is carrying without her husband.
Blessing, an orphan, got married to Dakup in 2011 and both have been working hard to raise their family until the tragedy. All she is demanding is for justice to be served as four suspects have so far been apprehended.
The PhD holder, who is aspiring for the chairmanship position of Zaria LGA, denied the allegation of disloyalty levelled against him by the screening committee.
He told Daily Trust that the committee accused him of disloyalty to the party and also involved in hate speech, saying he had been defamed.
He said he has submitted a complaint letter to the appeal committee for a retraction of the defamatory comments against his person and to clear his name being a loyal member of the party.
According to him, his highest qualification PhD was also deliberately removed from his name, saying his PhD alone, as his highest qualification, earned additional 10 points to his scores but was denied it.
The bandits allegedly stormed a Baptist church at Lukuru village and another church where members traditionally wear white garments at Gwagwada road in the early hours of Wednesday, and started shooting sporadically.