The decision of some innocent children to assist their Islamiya teacher to harvest maize in his farm has resulted in bitter experience.
They have now become victims of a kidnap attack upon whose heads now hang a N100 million ransom.
The teacher has cried out himself how the abductors have placed a N100m on the heads of these innocent children.
The Islamiya teacher, Aminu Bako, is also appealing for help for the release of the 15 abducted children confirming that the bandits had contacted village leaders demanding over N100 million ransom.
“We heard that they were still within Niger State, locked in a building, probably without food.
“We are worried; we want the authorities to come to our aid to rescue them”, Malam Bako stated, while appealing for urgent military action to secure their release.
He also told Leadership that help in the dimension and urgeny required had not yet come for the school children.
Bandits had invaded Tungan-Bako village in Rafi Local Government Area and abducting some people working on a farm.
About 14 of them turned out to be students of an Islamiya school
Chairman of Rafi Local Government Area and the Divisional Police Officer were the only government officials who had visited since the incident, the teacher added.
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“We heard that they were still within Niger State, locked in a building, probably without food.
“We are worried; we want the authorities to come to our aid to rescue them,” he said referencing intelligence reports.
“We are also worried that nobody has visited us from the state government, at least to give us hope that something is being done to ensure their release,” he added.
The medium also quoted a parent, Malam Adamu, saying the bandits made the demand initially believing the abducted students were from government schools.
“They told whoever spoke with them yesterday that the students were from government schools, so they should pay over N100 million, but they were told that the students were from Islamiya schools.”
“This is not the time to leave us to only the vigilantes,” he said.
