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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 forum's 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 Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State recently released by their abductors have...

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 webinar organised by the Africa Leadership Group, while responding to a question on his refusal to negotia...

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 statement issued yesterday, the spokesman of Operation Safe Haven, Major Ibrahim Shittu, said troops resc...

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 ransom.Advertisement The town plays host to a trailer park... Abducted Kogi Miyetti Allah leader rega...

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 abduction on March 11 are yet to be accounted for. As sad as this is, it seems to be of little relev...