Fresh facts have emerged showing that bandits are demanding ‘demurrage’ for extra days the 80 remaining students of Bethel Baptist School in Kaduna State spend in captivity.

A source close to the negotiating team told Sunday PUNCH that the bandits were insisting on the N80m ransom and increasing it with the demurrage.

The source said, “There is no positive news yet from the bandits. We spoke with them and they are insisting that they (parents) must pay them N80m. They are even threatening to raise the ransom above N80m. They said with every additional day, they would increase the ransom.

“They said every passing day would be demurrage. We begged them to collect what we had given them, but they refused. We have been pleading and reaching out to people to assist us but there is no money in the country. The little we have, we have given the bandits, yet they refuse (to release them).”

Our correspondent had reported that bandits had increased their ransom to N80m, while the mother of one of the students had been diagnosed with a swollen heart.

The bandits, on July 5, 2021, stormed the school located along the Kaduna-Kachia highway in the Chikun Local Government Area and made away with the students.

The proprietor, who is also the President, Kaduna Baptist Conference, Rev. Ishaya Jangado, had said no fewer than 121 students were abducted by the bandits.

Twenty-eight students of the Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna, were released after spending 20 days in the kidnappers’ den, while four others reportedly escaped.

Meanwhile, hundreds of people have been kidnapped in Zamfara State between June and August this year, while more than half of them are still in captivity. The state Assembly Speaker’s father, stepmother and five others, 18 staff members and students of College of Agriculture and Animal Science Bakura, as well as the 70 people kidnapped in Rini village of the Bakura LGA were part of those yet to be rescued.

Also, hundreds of kidnapped victims of Dansadau Emirate are in the bandits’ dens, despite frantic efforts made by both their family members and the security agents to secure their freedom.

The kidnapped travellers along Sokoto-Gusau road and those kidnapped at Gora-Namaye were also in captivity.

Similarly, other victims of some villages in Magami district had yet to be rescued, while negotiations were ongoing to rescue victims abducted from Shinkafi LGA.

There are several other individuals kidnapped in Maradun the LGA and yet to be rescued.
Source: https://punchng.com/Delayed-ransom-Baptist-pupils-abductors-threatens-to-start-charging-interest-says-source

FTP.
Anyway these people are turning to something else.
Which one is charging interest again?

Section 14(2)(b) of the 1999 constitution (as amended), states that “the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government, and the participation by the people in their government shall be ensured in accordance with the provisions of this constitution.”

Chapter II of the1999 constitution (as amended) – “Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy,” enumerates, what can succinctly be described as the primary function of government. Reading Sub-section 2 (b) in isolation may not allow for a full grasp of the import, but the picture becomes clearer when the entire sub-section is perused. It goes thus: “(a) sovereignty belongs to the people of Nigeria from whom government through this Constitution derives all its powers and authority; (b) the security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government, and (c) the participation by the people in their government shall be ensured in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.”

Unfortunately, from the abundance of evidence available, and as attested to by many, Section 14(2)(b) of the 1999 constitution has been largely observed in the breach. From North to South, East to West, Nigerians of diverse creed, faiths, and cultures are united in their submission that this administration has succeeded in creating a level playing ground for insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, and sundry violent crimes to thrive.

The FG's lack of expertise in conflict and crisis management has found expression in the recurring massacre of innumerable human beings yearly, as well as the destruction of property worth billions of naira regularly, with its tepid efforts at ending insecurity being akin to clutching at straws.

Not surprised, someone said kidnapping is 'business'.

Oboy! Bandit turned loan company! If they still fails to meet up the charges deadline, may be they would start calling their contacts. Lolz... Northerners and brain are like poles, always repelling.

Kai,Aboki,ya brothers bandits don turn to Customs,Una na the new logistics.
Kai see business.
Buhari don create another Customs,aka "Northern Forest and human trafficking Customs services.".

As per Nigerian Union of Abductors NUA, please just register them with CAC

These government are just useless!!! They could find Igboho and Nnamdi, why not resuce these innocent kids from their heartless followers

Imagine charging demurrage on kidnapped students yet the governor is in far away London convalescing

Maxymilliano:
Imagine charging demurrage on kidnapped students yet the governor is in far away London convalescing

In fact, I'm........