August 17, (THEWILL) – Abductors of the students and staff of College of Agriculture and Animal Science, Bakura in Zamfara State, have demanded N350 million as ransom for their release.
The Provost of the college, Habibu Mainasara, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday.
THEWILL recalls that suspected bandits stormed the school on Sunday night, August 15, and abducted the students.
Mainasara, while speaking on the development, said a total of 20 people were abducted, including 15 students, 4 staff, and a driver. During the attack, the gunmen killed two watchmen and a police officer.
Meanwhile, Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, had in a statement issued on Monday by his spokesman, Yusuf Gusau, vowed to rescue them unhurt.
The statement had read in part: “Governor Matawalle who is seriously saddened with the resurgence of school abduction in the state by recalcitrant bandits is, however, thankful to God for the prompt response of the security agencies to the school to reinforce the already stationed security at the school which also led to the successful rescue of three out of the four abducted staff of the institution.
”The Governor directed the security operatives in the state to intensify efforts and rescue all the abductees, promising to do everything humanly possible to rescue them unhurt.”
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