A parent of one of the students of Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria, Kaduna state, who was abducted a week ago, says his daughter’s abductors
threatened to turn her into a s.e.x slave if he did not raise the ransom they
requested.
The students, from the department of French, were travelling
to Lagos for a programme at the Nigerian French Language Village (NFLV) in
Badagry, when they were abducted exactly a week ago.
Ashiru Zango, ABU’s chief security officer, later confirmed
their release but did not comment on how they were released.
In a chat with TheCable, one of the parents of the abducted students said he paid over N500,000 after pleading with the abductors.
“They called me yesterday (Saturday), and said if I am not
able to pay N1 million, they will kill the girls or marry them or use them as
sex slaves,” he said.
The parent, who craved anonymity, said they expected more
assistance from security personnel.
“On arriving Kaduna we were told that security personnel
were monitoring the bandits in the bush. But surprisingly, the bandits called
us and told us to come and wait at Abuja junction,” he said.
“They sent us a telephone number to call. We called the
number and the person came to take us to a car. Unknown to me, the owner of the
car is also a victim- his daughter was among those abducted.
“We drove along the Kaduna – Abuja road, that was around
11pm to will deliver the ransom and other things they demanded.”
Dickson Oko, one of the students who escaped but suffered a
gunshot wound, had earlier said the kidnappers already reached out to the
families of the students to demand N30 million each for their freedom.
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