Schoolboys abducted at the Government Science Secondary
School, Kankara, Katsina State have lamented the sufferings they went through
in their kidnappers’ den.
Recall that hundreds of the schoolboys were
kidnapped by suspected bandits on Friday, December 11.
They were released on Thursday in Zamfara State and taken to
Katsina State on Friday morning amidst tight security.
According to them, they were kept in the cold and ate once
in 48 hours.
In a video that surfaced online, one of the abducted
schoolboys, Abubakar Salisu, said a majority of the students are not willing to
return to the school where they were kidnapped.
He regretted that the location of the school made it
difficult for security operatives to rescue them.
Salisu said they felt the efforts of security operatives
attempting to rescue them in one of the locations that they were kept.
He said, “I was very happy (to be rescued). At the time we
were there (kidnappers’ den), we were kept in the cold. They gave us only
cassava to eat.
“At night, we defecate and urinate on the same spot that we
sleep. If we request to use the toilet, we are beaten.”
When asked if they are willing to return to school, Salisu
replied, “None of us is willing to go back there. But some will go if the
government increases the number of security operatives guarding us, without
that we are not going back.
When asked why, the schoolboy replied that “In terms of
security, the school is too far from town. When they came to kidnap us, the
army and police arrived late. They already gathered us parked us inside the
forest before the army and police came.”
Another schoolboy complained about his poor state of health.
He said, “They kidnapped us from December 11 and freed us on
December 17. We really suffered in the bush. We were hungry in the bush and we
had no mattress. Sometimes, it takes two days before we eat. They give us only
cassava.
“I feel hungry. I am not feeling fine. I am sick.”
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