Parents of the abducted pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina, in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State have raised N11million as a ransom for the release of their children by a group of armed bandits who abducted the young children and their teachers, on Sunday. One of the parents who would not want to be quoted in the prints said as the state government insisted on not paying the ransom, the parents of the abducted children of the Islamiyya school were able to raise N11 million through contributions and donations by sympathisers. Another parent confirmed the contributions but said the bandits have insisted that they could only release their children if N110 million was paid as ransom for the release of the Islamic school children. Parents of abducted Islamiyya school children in Niger raise N11m ransom over bandits demandSelfies, video calls and Chinese documentaries: The things you’ll meet onboard Lagos-Ibadan trainThe Lagos-Ibadan railway was inaugurated recently for a full paid operation by the Nigerian Railway Corporation after about a year of free test-run. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report… Parents of abducted Islamiyya school children in Niger raise N11m ransom over bandits demand

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 04, 2021 09:45 UTC