Parents and family members of the remaining kidnapped students and workers of the Greenfield University, Kaduna State, said they were forced to sell their property to raise ransom as the remaining victims regained freedom.

It was learnt that the bandits collected N180m ransom and eight new motorcycles.

The 13 students and three staff members of the privately-owned university were released by the bandits on Saturday afternoon some few kilomtres away from the school along the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway.

They were abducted on April 20, 2021.

Bandits had invaded the university, killing an official before kidnapping 19 students and three female workers of the institution.

Few days later, five of the students were killed by the bandits for failure of the parents to raise the N800m ransom demanded by the bandits.

The spokesperson for the Kaduna State Police Command, ASP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the release of the remaining students and workers after 39 days in captivity.


When asked of his health status, the police spokesman said once debriefed, “we will get back to you.”

Although the police were silent on whether or not a ransom was paid, it was learnt that parents paid some unspecified amount to the bandits who earlier demanded N800m ransom.

The bandits, however, reduced the ransom to N100m and 10 motorcycles and later asked the parents to pay N10m for each victim.

But our correspondent gathered from reliable sources that the parents paid ransom and provided eight brand new motorcycles to the bandits before the students regained their freedom.

Saturday Punch gathered that the bandits dropped the 13 students and three staff of the university at around a company from where the security operatives guarding the multi-million dollar firm.

Trouble started when the company security refused the parents who came to pick up their children, insisting that the students would be handed to the police.

The angry parents broke into the company and took their children away amid jubilation.

Meanwhile, the aggrieved parents blamed both the federal and state governments as well as the Nigeria Police Force for the alleged non-challant attitude to secure the victims’ release.

They said they had to sell their assets to secure the release of their children from the bandits, who had earlier vowed to kill them if their demands were not met.

One of the freed staff members, Mrs Bassey, thanked God that they were returned safely and reunited with their families.

“I gave God all the glory that we returned safely. They tried to take care of us. We are eating normally,” she said.

Another parent, Mr. Bassey Bassey expressed joy over the release of his daughter.

He, however, expressed disappointment that Nigerian children had no future with the attitude of governments.

Bassey said, “After 40 days of trauma, trouble, confusion, disappointment that the future of Nigerian children were kidnapped, we are very happy that we see them again alive.

“But it is disappointing that both federal and state governments could not lift a finger to secure their release. No government showed any intention to help. It was parents that rallied round to ensure that the students were released.

“We paid a huge amount of money to secure their release. The people (bandits) collected a number of motorbikes which we had to give because our destiny was tied up.

“There was no effort, no fight by government or security agencies to get them freed. We suffered, and sold all our properties to rescue our children. No government, no security agencies that came to help us. It is shameful that those who did not contribute anything came out to take the glory.

“Now is not a time to take that decision of returning our children back to that school. The school authority tried well. We will take that decision later.”

Mr Chukwuemeka Lawrence, a husband of one of the kidnapped workers, insisted that huge amounts were paid as ransom.

He said, “We paid ransom before they were released. The kidnappers called us and told us that government is behind them; that the government knows what they are doing and that we should look for more money.

“We begged them but they refused to listen to our pleas. We sold houses. The total amount we paid was N150m. I cannot hide the truth. Government promised to protect us but they are not doing so. How can my wife go to work for two days and I will be paying over N5m? I can’t hide the truth. That is what is killing us in this country.”

But in a video that went viral on Saturday, a parent who did not give his name said N180m was collected as ransom.

He said, “N180m; that is what they collected from us parents, without the help of the government. None of the government officials came to our aid. Since the 20th of April they took these children, the government did not release a single policeman to go after them despite the dead bodies that have been brought. We say we have a government, I’m sorry we don’t have any government. We only have those that are selfish for themselves and not for the masses.”

https://punchng.com/we-sold-properties-to-raise-n180m-ransom-bought-motorbikes-for-our-childrens-kidnappers-parents-of-recently-freed-kaduna-students/


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYURNcO_BOQ

What a country

It sucks
It’s crazy
It’s annoying
It’s sad


Nigeria is completely gone to the dogs



Walking out of the thread SMH

Kidnapping is not one of the lucrative job created by buhari,it is the most lucrative job created by buhari.tell me how someone will leave a job give him such amount in a single operation

It's so bad that family now have to withdraw their life savings and sell out properties and investments to have their children alive with them.

This government have failed so bad i doubt anybody can break the record of incompetence of the incompetent president of this country called Nigeria.

He failed woefully.

Hmm.... According to Nigerian Senate you are all going to Jail

you guys have 180m and u can't send your kids to study abroad...

Meanwhile attached is a tweet from za presidiot of the zoological republic of the Royal Niger Company called Nigeria.

From kankara boys to greenfield students no kidnappers have been arrested or prosecuted by zoo government. Shame shame shame

There was a country, and there still is a country...

BigDawsNet:
you guys have 180m and u can't send your kids to study abroad...

Not one person na

I have a close source that told me that in addition to the money paid to the bandits, brand new machines were also provided for them. No if our security forces are truth to themselves, will it be difficult to apprehend these guys.
Am definitely sure the money was paid by cash.

Now was the money paid in batches or paid at once.

If it's paid in batches, how come our security couldn't in any way track these bandits during one of the payment.

If the money was paid at once, 180M is like 18 stacks of money. If all the money were in #1000 notes, each stack will contain ten steps of two bundles each. Now the implication is that the bandits will need a car to carry it or at least 3machine.

How did all these take place and the security forces didn't in any way pick intel to track and arrest these bandits.

It's either our security forces are grossly incompetent or there is a higher authority stoping them from arresting bandits. And that authority could most like come from the presidency.

Now let's compare this.
Just last week, bandits attacked a community and kidnap villagers in Niger state. Within 3 days the vigilante of the community went after the bandits and succeeded in rescuing the victims. How often or how swift have our security agencies rescued victims after they were kidnapped.

It's so so obvious there is a power in the presidency cabal protecting these bandits. Else another power would have overridden it and pressure our security to go after the bandits.

Noted

Nysc should be scraped abeg

Luckydubby7:

Not one person na

Probably each parent contributed 30m

Is that not good enough to send ur kids abroad to study instead of letting the kidnappers cashing out

Another word for Buhari is Clueless

BigDawsNet:
you guys have 180m and u can't send your kids to study abroad...

A fool you are, a fool you will always be.

Very disheartening

BigDawsNet:


Probably each parent contributed 30m

Is that not good enough to send ur kids abroad to study instead of letting the kidnappers cashing out

13million not 30million

Omo mhen, see cash out.... Nonesense country. I feel the pains of the parents and students

nawa ooh. there is money in this their so called current business. the effect of voting in useless people in government

People don’t know that these kidnappers are collecting money to help finance a bigger picture.

If you see the body language of those in authority, you will understand that there is something happening and that is total islamisation of the country.

Funny thing is there is no seal to show one has been kidnapped before and has "subscribe" to a bandit branch

They can be re kidnapped by the bandits who would go use the ransom to buy more weapons for more victims


This is buhari nigeria

What do you expect from a country ruled by mannequin.

Na wah oo. But how come buhari rescued the zamfara and katsina students but ignored the Greenfield Students?

We know already

Hope Pastor Osibanjo is aware?
Bunch of mofos

I wonder what Nigeria troops are doing in the southeast when bandits are killing and kidnapping innocent citizens in the northwest and northeast.

Nigeria has simply chose to ignore her problems and Chase shadows. This is the primary reason for our under development
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