Bandits Demand N20 Million Ransom for Abducted Sokoto Students
Despite Abubakar's attempts to negotiate and plead for a reduction in the ransom amount, the bandits remained resolute, insisting on the full sum. Discussions with the village head are ongoing, but a resolution has yet to be reached.
AKACHI NOEL 
In a harrowing ordeal, bandits have demanded a ransom of N20 million for the release of 16 students abducted from a Qur’anic school in Sokoto State. The proprietor of the school, Liman Abubakar, revealed this disturbing development to our reporter on Tuesday.
Abubakar recounted receiving two calls from the bandits on Tuesday morning, during which they questioned his apparent lack of concern for the students' welfare and instructed him to await further instructions. Following the second call, they directed him to meet the village head and convey the demand for N20 million as ransom for the children's release.
Despite Abubakar's attempts to negotiate and plead for a reduction in the ransom amount, the bandits remained resolute, insisting on the full sum. Discussions with the village head are ongoing, but a resolution has yet to be reached.
The students were forcibly taken from their school in Gidan Bakuso, located in the Gada Local Government Area of Sokoto State, during an attack on the community last Saturday. This distressing incident highlights the pervasive insecurity and rampant banditry plaguing various regions of Nigeria, posing a grave threat to the safety and well-being of innocent citizens.
