Efforts to facilitate the release of the remaining 29
abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka,
Kaduna state, have suffered a setback.
It is understood that the comment of one of the parents
during a protest at the national assembly on Tuesday has created problems for
the negotiation process.
The parent had said Ahmad Gumi, Islamic cleric, linked them
to a suspected negotiator for the bandits who was paid N800,000.
She added that the individual said the money was for
transportation and demanded an additional N500 million to help secure the
release of the students.
Her comment was said to have angered Gumi and others who had
been working to help to secure the release of the students.
A source disclosed that the woman was never part of the
meeting with Gumi, adding that the comments were made out of ignorance.
“That woman made that unfortunate comments out of ignorance.
It is just side talks. She was not at the meeting with Shiekh Gumi so she
didn’t know what happened at the meeting. She just heard what some people are
talking at the corner,” the source said.
“This unfortunate comment has brought about serious setback
in the efforts being made to ensure the release of our children. She is not
supposed to talk on what she doesn’t know.
“Now the man who has been helping us to get the children out
has stopped picking our calls because of that reckless statement.
“We were just at the verge of getting the children today,
but now the process is suffering setback because of the statement by this
woman.
“Right now those who we were talking to them to help us have
refused to pick our calls. Since in the morning, we have been calling that man
but he is not picking our calls because of that reckless statement.”
The source added that the negotiation is now “stuck”.
Efforts to reach Gumi for his reaction was unsuccessful as
he did not respond to several telephone calls.
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