Godwin Isenyo, KadunaThe nine abducted students of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, have been released. They were released last night (Saturday).”A relative of one of the students, Julius Mutum, also confirmed the release in a tweet. One of the students, Dickson Oko, who escaped with a gunshot wound, said the kidnappers contacted families of the students and demanded N30m for each of the students to regain their freedom. PUNCH Metro gathered that while some of the parents paid about N500,000, others paid between N1m and N4m. “Some parents paid N1m, some paid N2m, some paid over N500,000, depending on how each parent bargained with the hoodlums because they spoke separately to the parents.

Source: Punch November 23, 2020 00:33 UTC