The Kaduna state government says it will not succumb to
emotional blackmail regarding the fate of the abducted students of Federal
College of Forestry Mechanization.
This is even as parents of the students have raised an alarm
that the bandits are threatening to kill their children held hostage.
The students were abducted in March when the bandits
attacked the college located in Igabi LGA.
So far, 10 of them have been freed, leaving 29 still in
captivity.
While the parents have continued to seek dialogue with the
kidnappers to help rescue their children, the Kaduna government has insisted it
will not take such measure, warning of its consequences.
At a briefing on Friday, Friday Sanni, who spoke on behalf
of the parents, said they will continue to find a way to reach out to the
bandits.
He said: “We will continue to protest, no matter the number
of security forces. The highest is death and we are ready to sacrifice that for
our children who have promising futures.
“The fate of our children is what we don’t know and that is
the problem we have, the government has kept silent since the release of 10 of
the children. The government has remained quiet about our abducted children.
“We are calling on Nigerians, non-governmental
organisations, charity organisations and donors to come to our aid in donating
to rescuer our children. We don’t know what is happening to them.
“The bandits have threatened to kill our children if we play
with them. The other time they said they will marry the female and kill the men
and that a time will come when even if we bring the money, the money will not
be useful.”
KADUNA ‘RESOLUTE TO RESCUE THE STUDENTS BUT WON’T BE
BLACKMAILED’
In a statement issued hours after the briefing, Samuel
Aruwan, Kaduna commissioner for internal security and home affairs, said the
state will continue to make efforts to crush bandits.
He added that the governor will not join issues with the
parents neither will he succumb to the “politicisation” of the matter.
“The Governor will continue to work hard until banditry is
contained, without succumbing to emotional blackmail and gradual politicization
of the unfortunate situation,” he said.
“For instance, some sections of the media have been
reporting the parents’ responses to purported threats by the Governor to
prosecute them, which is simply false and deeply mischievous.
“The statement of the Government warning impostors who have
been presenting themselves as Government-appointed emissaries to negotiate with
bandits across the State has nothing to do with the parents or relatives of the
abducted students or any other person in captivity.
“Finally, the State Government will not join issues with the
parents whose pain we understand and with whom we share the common goal of the
return of all the abducted students.”
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