Kidnappers of the 23 students and a member of staff of
Greenfield University, Kaduna have raised ransom for the remaining 16 students in their den to
N160 million.
They had earlier reduced the N500 million they sought as
ransom when the students were 17 to N100 million. The kidnappers also asked
that 10 brand-new Honda motorcycles be delivered to them as part of the
conditions for the freedom of the abductees..
But The Nation gathered yesterday that the bandits jettisoned the idea of collective payment of
the N100 million for individual payments by the parents of the students.
One of the parents who confirmed the development said: “They
(bandits) called today(yesterday) and asked me to bring N10 million to get my
child out.
“We don’t even know what to do now. They initially asked for
N100 million for all the children, after we had paid them more than N55
million. With this now, it means they are asking for N160 million because there
are 16 of our children with them presently.
“We are helpless. When we told them we could not raise N100
million collectively; where do they want us to get N160 million?”
The Nation had reported that 23 students and the matron of
female student hostel were abducted from
the university were abducted on April
20, 2021.
Five of the students were killed few days after the
abduction following what the kidnappers called the failure of the parents and the school
management to pay N800 hitherto demanded by them.
The bandits last week issued a threat to kill the remaining
captives if the ransom which they later reduced to N100 million was not by last
Tuesday.
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