Nigerian Government officials said on Tuesday that around 200 kids had been kidnapped in the most recent school grabbing in its brutal north yet they precluded securing their freedom paying a ransom.
Police were attempting to follow the course the kidnappers had taken with the youngsters, who were seized in an assault on an Islamic school in north-central Niger state on Sunday, a local government official said.
A warplane was likewise flying over the space to attempt to spot them, the authority said.
Gunmen on motorbikes assaulted the town of Tegina on Sunday evening. One individual was shot dead during the assault and another individual was seriously injured. Local authorities put the number of kidnapped students at around 200.
Deputy Governor Ahmed Mohammed Ketso told columnists the state government was chasing after the kidnappers and efforts were being made to identify them.
“We don’t pay ransom to abductors. We are attempting to haggle to perceive how we can bring them back safely,” he said.
Over 700 students have been kidnapped for ransom since December by armed groups after strikes on schools and colleges in northern Nigeria. The government denies paying ransom however it is generally accepted to have done as such.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday condemned the kidnapping during a briefing on the occurrence and asked security officials to secure the immediate release of the students.
Police have been posted at schools in the region as enhanced security measure, Ketso said.
