Gunmen who kidnapped 287 school children in Nigeria say they will kill them all if $622,000 ransom not paid

Source: Abuja, Nigeria CNN News

Date: Tuesday March 19, 2024

Resurgence of Mass Abductions

• Author: Nimi Princewill of Abuja Nigeria, CNN brings to light the recent development of last week’s abduction Incident in Kuriga Village, Kaduna.

States at Risk

• Identified State: Kaduna (Kuriga)

Recent Development

• The Gunmen who kidnapped the students on the 14th of March 2024, demanded a ransom of 1 billion naira ($621,848) and threatened to kill all of the students if their demands are not met.
• They called from a hidden number yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon at around 16 minutes past 12, and demanded 1 billion naira ($621,848) as a ransom for the students. They said [the ultimatum] will only last for three weeks or 20 days from the date they kidnapped the children and if there’s no action from the government, they will kill all of them,

• Total Number of Abductions: More than 300 Students were abducted, a few of them were rescued and 287 Student remain in the custody of the kidnappers.

Government Response and Implementation

• The Kaduna Governor Uba Sani said in a statement on Thursday that his government was “doing everything possible to ensure the safe return of the pupils and students.

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