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  • Police capture Greenfield University, Bethel Baptist students’ captors

    Police capture Greenfield University, Bethel Baptist students’ captors

    The Kaduna State Police Command said on Thursday that it arrested kidnappers of students of Greenfield University as well as students of the Bethel Baptist High School, all in the state.

    Also in the police net are kidnappers of the 37 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, in Igabi LGA of Kaduna State.

    Both the Greenfield University and the Baptist Bethel High School are located in Chikun LGA of the state.

    While parading suspects on Thursday at the Command’s Headquarters along Bida Road in the state capital, the Command’s spokesperson, Mohammed Jalige, also announced the arrest of the suspected killers of 36-year-old Captain Abdulkareem Na’Allah, a pilot and son of Senator Bala Na’Allah.

    Jalige said one Usman Mohammed from Bukuyum in Zamfara State was apprehended by operatives of the command in connection with the kidnap of the students of Greenfield University, Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, as well as Bethel Baptist High School, all in the state.

    He said, “On the 29th August, 2021 at about 0900hrs, based on credible information, Operation Yaki Surveillance team with FIB STS Force Headquarter, Abuja, jointly raided a house along Ring Road, Asikolaye area of Kaduna, where one Usman Abubakar, ‘m’ 41 years old, a native of Adakpa village, Bukkuyum LGA of Zamfara State, a notorious kidnapper terrorising Chikun, Igabi and Giwa LGAs of Kaduna State, was arrested.

    “He confessed to have kidnapped many people and collected several ransoms; he also has links with recent attacks on Greenfield University, Bethel Baptist Academy and School of Forestry Mechanisation, Mando, Kaduna.”

    Speaking on the killers of Na’Allah’s son, the police spokesman noted that two of the three members of the gang that killed the pilot were in the custody of the command while one was at large.

    He named one Bashir Mohammed, a neighbour of the slain pilot as principal suspect, while identifying another suspect as Nasir Salisu, also known as Uban Dana, adding that the third suspect, one Usman Kano, was at large.

    Jalige said that the three suspects conspired, broke into the house of Captain Abdulkarim and killed him before taking away his SUV vehicle and other valuables.

    He added that the suspects sold the late pilot’s SUV vehicle in Republic of Niger at the cost of N1m.

     

  • Greenfield: We paid bandits N180m to release our children, says parents of abducted students[Video]

    Greenfield: We paid bandits N180m to release our children, says parents of abducted students[Video]

    Some of the parents of the abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna alleged that they paid N180 million ransom before bandits released their children.

    Recall TheNewsGuru (TNG) reported yesterday that fourteen of the abducted students regained their freedom.

    The students were abducted on April 20 when bandits attacked the institution.

    The bandits subsequently killed five of the students and threatened to kill the others if a ransom was not paid, while one of the students was later released.

    A video shared by Television Continental (TVC) on social media showed two parents lamenting the neglect of the government as they struggled to raise the ransom.

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    Buhari says he’s relieved as kidnapped students regain freedom

    Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the release of 14 students who stayed in captivity for 40 days before their eventual release.

    Buhari, in a statement on the official twitter handle of the presidency late Saturday night said he is relieved that the Greenfield University students freed on Saturday were now home safe, at the end of a 40-day ordeal.

    “Once again, the President condoles with the families of the students and staff that were killed by the abductors.

    The President assured that his government would continue to work with state governments to step up the protection of lives and property across the country, including educational institutions and other vulnerable targets.

    “Kidnapping is a serious crime and a gross violation of the rights of fellow citizens,” he said.

    Buhari assured that kidnapping and all other forms of criminality would continue to be met with zero tolerance by security agents.

  • BREAKING: 14 abducted Greenfield University students released

    BREAKING: 14 abducted Greenfield University students released

    Some 14 abducted students of Greenfield University in Kaduna State have been released.

    According to a report by Channels Television, the students were released on Saturday afternoon at a location along the Kaduna- Abuja highway.

    The Chairman of the Parents Forum, Markus Zarmai and few others were expected to receive the students at the drop-off location.

    Although, the government and police authorities are yet to confirm the development, the parents of the abducted students said that they paid ransom, in addition to providing eight new motorcycles to the kidnappers before they agreed to release their children.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the students were abducted by bandits from their hostels on April 20.

    On April 23, the remains of three of the abducted students were found in Kwanan Bature village, a location close to the university.

    The Kaduna Government reported on April 26 that the kidnappers had killed an additional two students.

    At a meeting held in Kaduna in April, parents of the students appealed to the government and public to help with the N800 million ransom demand from the kidnappers.

    The Kaduna State Government and the Federal Government have discouraged ransom payments to bandits.

    In a statement on May 5, President Muhammadu Buhari appealed for “the release of the students of the Greenfield University.”

    The students release comes 40 days after they were abducted.

  • Pay bandits N100m Greenfield Student’ ransom before it’s too late, Gumi warns CBN

    Pay bandits N100m Greenfield Student’ ransom before it’s too late, Gumi warns CBN

    Islamic cleric, Sheik Ahmad Gumi, has urged the government not to take the threat by the kidnappers of students of Greenfield University, Kaduna lightly.

    He urged Central Bank of Nigeria should pay the N100m ransom being demanded by the kidnappers of the students.

    Recall that one of the bandits, Sani Jalingo, had on Monday in an interview with the Hausa service of the Voice of America threatened to kill the abducted students except a ransom N100 million and 10 motorcycles was given to them.

    Gumi, according to a report published in The PUNCH (after a phone interview) lamented that his efforts, which had been yielding fruits, were not being appreciated by the government.

    He said: “The money they are asking for is too much; if I give you that money, you cannot run away with it.

    “Nobody can run. So, why not give them the money, they release the boys and then we pursue them and get our money back and do what is necessary; it is simple logic.

    “So, bring the money from the central bank.

    “How can they move that money?

    “We should not be stupid.

    “These people are getting infiltrated; Boko Haram is getting close and they don’t respect the clergy.

    “I need support to get them inoculated against the infiltration of these ideologies, whether Boko Haram or Ansaru, whatever it is.

    “We need to shield them because they are naïve.

    “If there is too much pressure on them, and they see help from Boko Haram, who are richer and have more weapons, it is going to consume everybody.”

  • BREAKING: Bandits release student of Greenfield University

    BREAKING: Bandits release student of Greenfield University

    Bandits have released one of the students they kidnapped from Greenfield University, located in the outskirts of Kaduna State.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the mother of the released student, Lauritta Attahiru revealed this on Tuesday.

    Attahiru confirmed the release of her child to Channels TV, but the police are yet to confirm the development.

    She, however, refused to give details of how her son was released and whether a ransom was paid or not.

    Meanwhile, some of the parents told the station that the student was released on Saturday after his mother, who is the wife of a retired Army officer from Plateau State negotiated and paid ransom to the bandits privately before they released her son on Saturday.

    The parents had earlier said the bandits had been negotiating with them individually, asking each of them to pay up to N20 million as ransom, before they later demanded a ransom of N100 million in lump sum and 10 motorcycles on Monday.

    The parents have appealed to the government and Nigerians to come to their aid so that their children will be rescued alive.

    With the release of the student, the fate of the remaining 16 students still hangs in the balance.

    The bandits had hreatened to kill them if their parents and government failed to pay the N100 million ransom and also give them 10 new motorcycles.

    Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Tuesday said the abductors of the students are Boko Haram terrorists and not just bandits.

    Gumi, in an interview with AIT said Boko Haram members were behind the abduction.

    When asked by the presenter if he indeed mentioned that Boko Haram was behind the abduction, Sheik Gumi said, ”Yes, really. When we tried to trace them and put some sense into them, the contact who is also a nomadic Fulani, they threatened him. They said if he insists on them they were going to catch him and he will have to pay a ransom before he gets out.

    “And the leader is from Jalingo. He is from Adamawa. He is not the local Fulani we have here. So this means that the Northeastern element is coming into this area and we have to move fast. We don’t have that luxury of time.

    “I have been trying to speak with the government but nobody is really trying to listen to me or speak with me on this issue. We are trying to pacify and remove this banditry and they are responding.”

  • Tension in Kaduna as bandits threaten to kill remaining Greenfield University Students

    Tension in Kaduna as bandits threaten to kill remaining Greenfield University Students

    Bandits have told the Hausa Service of the Voice of America (VOA Hausa) that they they will kill the remaining 17 students abducted from Greenfield University, Kaduna State if the remaining N45million naira ransom is not paid to them by Tuesday.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) gathered that parents of the abducted students have so far gathered and N55million to the bandits but the kidnappers claimed they have used it to feed their hostages.

    Twenty-two students and a member of staff were abducted from the school campus along the Kaduna-Abuja highway on April 20 and within a week, five of them were killed.

    In an interview with the Hausa Service of Voice of America (VOA), monitored by our correspondent, a leader of the bandit group who identified himself as Sani Idris Jalingo, said if the Kaduna State Government or their families fail to pay a ransom of N100 million as well as provide them with 10 brand Honda motorcycles by Tuesday, the remaining students will be killed.

    Jalingo said there were 17 students in his custody, including 15 females and two male students among them a grandchild of the late 18th emir of Zazzau, Shehu Idris, whom he identified as Hamza.

    He vowed that it was his final warning and should government or the students’ families fail to meet his demands, all the students will be killed.

    “You are speaking with the abductors of Greenfield students. We heard the utterances of the Kaduna State Governor that he will not pay ransom to bandits to purchase additional arms.

    Asked if he sees himself as a terrorist, Jalingo laughed and said: “I’m not but a food seeker.”

    Emphasising on his threat, the bandit said: “If they fail to bring N100 million and 10 brand new Honda motorcycles known as Boko Haram by Tuesday, I can assure you they will use trucks to evacuate the bodies of the remaining students.”

    He warned security agencies not to waste their time planting trackers on the motorcycles, saying his members do not go to cities and therefore arresting them will be difficult.

  • Greenfiled students who escaped kidnapping by bandits, narrate ordeal

    Greenfiled students who escaped kidnapping by bandits, narrate ordeal

    Some of the students of Greenfield University Kaduna, who escaped being abducted by bandits during an invasion of the institution on April 21, have said they would have all been kidnapped.

    They spoke at the funeral of Dorathy Yohanna, who was abducted but later killed by the bandits.

    A 200-level International Relations student, Jesse Jakiri, at the funeral, which held at the ECWA Goodnews Church, Narayi High Cost Kaduna, said: “We hid ourselves on top of the wardrobe of our hostel to avoid being kidnapped when the bandits stormed our school.”

    He described the attack as traumatic for students and the university community, stating “the bandits shot sporadically to the air and went from one room to the other in search of students to carry away.

    “Around 8:30pm, we were in the hostel when we heard gunshots. We then came out to see what was happening only for us to see our porter dragging the door with the bandits.

    “That was when they shot him on the leg and they followed him inside and shot him again on the chest.

    “We rushed into our rooms, locked the door and climbed the wardrobe to hide ourselves

    “Meanwhile, there was this door that many students ran into, unfortunately, it was the door the bandits attacked. They broke the door and picked some students.

    “After the incident, we came out when we heard soldiers came in to our rescue. It was then we discovered that they broke into the girls’ hostel and went away with all the girls. They would have gone with all of us too.”

    Lemuel Adamu, 200 level student of Cyber Security, who also escaped the attack, said he and three of his friends had to hide inside the wardrobe for almost an hour before they came out.

    “The bandits came knocking on our door and asked us to open the door but we maintained silence and hide inside the wardrobe, three of us. After some persistence, they went away,” he said.

    The operation, according to him, lasted for about 45minutes to one hour before the military came and asked them to come out.

    The bandits abducted 16 females and six males with demand of N800m ransom after the operation.

    So far, five of the students have been killed by the bandits who threatened to kill more if ransom is not paid accordingly.

  • BREAKING: Students kidnapped from federal university in Benue released

    BREAKING: Students kidnapped from federal university in Benue released

    The students kidnapped from the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State have been released.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the students were released on Wednesday, and according to the police in the State, the students are hale and hearty.

    Recall that unknown gunmen on Monday invaded the Federal University of Agriculture and kidnapped scores of students.

    The University reported the incident to the police and all relevant security agencies.

    Meanwhile, Director of Information, Protocol and Public Relations (IPPR) of the University, Mrs Rosemary Waku has confirmed the release of the students.

    The University Director of IPPR said two of the kidnapped students were freed from captivity on Tuesday while the others earlier escaped from their abductors.

    “The students of FUAM that were kidnapped have been released. The two students, Israel Farren Kwaghgee and Solomon Salifu came back to campus yesterday (27/4/21),” the IPPR director stated.

    Waku added that the released students were currently undergoing medical attention.

    Similarly, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for Benue command, DSP Catherine Anene, confirmed the release of the abducted students in a short message.

    “Kidnapped students of University of Agriculture have been released unhurt. Investigation into the case continues please,” she posited.

    Anene added that no ransom was paid.

    Both authorities did not explain further about the circumstances surrounding the release of the students whom their abductors had earlier allegedly placed a demand of N21 million for their freedom.

    The Benue abduction comes barely a week after about 20 students were abducted from Greenfield University in Kaduna.

    Five of the Greenfield University students have been killed by their abductors. One of them, Dorothy Yohana was buried today.

  • Tears as Greenfield University student killed by bandits in captivity is buried [PHOTOS]

    Tears as Greenfield University student killed by bandits in captivity is buried [PHOTOS]

    There was mourning and lamentations in Kaduna State as the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) buried one of the students of Greenfield University that was killed by bandits in captivity.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports ECWA, Narayi, Kaduna South LGA, laid the body of Dorothy Yohana, one of the murdered students of Greenfield University to rest on Wednesday.

    Recall that Yohana was kidnapped along with an unspecified number of students of Greenfield University almost two weeks ago.

    The students are yet to be rescued and the bandits who took them hostage have started killing them one after the other.

    TNG reports Yohana was one of the 6 students of the university that has been killed so far, with no hope in view to rescue the remaining students.

    The Kaduna State Government has vowed not to negotiate with bandits and kidnappers.

    See photos of the burial below:

    Tears as Greenfield University student killed by bandits in captivity is buried [PHOTOS]

  • Outrage as old video shows Gov El-Rufai calling for negotiation with terrorists

    Outrage as old video shows Gov El-Rufai calling for negotiation with terrorists

    An old video that shows Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai calling on ex-president Goodluck Jonathan to negotiate with Boko Haram for the release of Chibok girls has re-surfaced on the Internet.

    The video has sparked an outrage, while reactions continue to trail the ongoing attacks and abductions of citizens in Kaduna State given the stance of the State Government not to negotiate with bandits.

    Governor El-Rufai in the old video expressed his support for negotiation with terrorists which is contrary to his current stance as Kaduna State Governor.

    “Whatever it takes to rescue those girls should be done. If one of these girls was Jonathan’s daughter the story will be different, the only reason these girls are still in captivity is because they are not the daughter of any important man in Nigeria and we know it,” the Governor said in the video.

    He added: “…if you say am politicising terrorism then go and rescue the girls so that I don’t have the basis to politicise it.

    “I am in support of every option, when you have lives of your citizens at risk, you should not take any option off the table, you should be flexible, you should listen, you should negotiate and look the price you have to pay and get those girls out, you should not say you won’t do this, you won’t do that, it’s irresponsible”.

    Governor El-Rufai has been under more pressure to negotiate with bandits following the most recent attack involving the students of Greenfield University Kaduna.

    The attack led to the kidnapping of an unspecified number of students amongst which five have so far been killed.

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