Page 28 - Afaka News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

❚ You already voted!   Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Thursday said the state was prepared to have some students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State killed in an unsuccessful bombardment aimed at bandits. Speaking in the wake of the students’ release, Mr El-Rufai said that before the bombardment could be done, the bandits hurriedly changed location which led to the students spending over a month in captivity.   “Two days after the abduction of the Afaka young people, I was assured by the air force and the army that they knew where th...

Although 39 of them were kidnapped during the attack, 10 were earlier released while the remaining students Advertisement Commenting on the development, the ACF said: “We thank God for saving their lives and rejoice with their families both immediate and extended. “Our only regret is that millions of naira were alleged to have been paid to the bandits before they granted freedom to the kidnapped students.” The ACF appealed to the bandits holding other innocent people to set them free without further delay. “Whatever may be the grievances of the kidnappers against society, spilling in...

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai has come under fire for his revelation that he was ready to sacrifice some students of the College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka in Igabi Local Government Area of the state in order to neutralise bandits who abducted them. For many Nigerians, el-rufai’s revelation was not just insensitive, lacking in good tactics but also a practical demonstration of how lowly Nigerian leaders think of citizens if he could merely see the killing of some students during an attack on the bandits as collateral damage. The Kaduna State Governor courted trouble when he re...

We suffered a lot — Freed Afaka student On By Ibrahim HassanWuyo One of the freed students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna state, Sarah Sunday has recounted their ordeals in the hands of their abductors saying they suffered a lot. She however said they have forgiven their abductors. The students were abducted when gunmen attacked their school on March 12. Although 39 of them were kidnapped during the attack, 10 of the students were earlier released. However, on Wednesday, the remaining students were released — after seven weeks in captivity. The students, ...

Archyde May 8, 2021 by archyde End of ordeal in Nigeria for about thirty students. Kidnapped in March from their university in the city of Afaka, they were able to find their families on Friday. In total, 39 students were kidnapped on March 11 from their university in northwestern Nigeria. A first group of ten students had been found by security forces in the weeks following the attack, but the last 29 students missing were held captive for nearly two months. The Nigerian authorities do not give details of the circumstances of the release of the students or a possible ransom. The ...