…the abduction of pupils/students, increased activities of insurgence and general insecurity in schools had exacerbated factors responsible for the growing number of out-of-school children EKO HOT BLOG reports that over 12 million Nigerian schoolchildren, mostly girls, are currently traumatised and afraid of going to school, as a result of the incessant attacks on the education … Read more
“Our only regret is that millions of naira were alleged to have been paid to the bandits” The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed its opposition to the payment of ransom to bandits to secure the release of abducted persons. Emmanuel Yawe, national publicity secretary of the ACF, made the position of the forum known … Read more
The students regained their freedom on Wednesday after spending 55 days in captivity. The compromise and ground-yielding that went into securing the release of students abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna, has been revealed. In order to ensure safe release of the students, who had been languishing in bandits’ den for … Read more
On 11th March, 39 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization Afaka in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State were abducted from their hostels by bandits dressed in military uniform. Ten of the students were released in two batches of five each but 29 others have remained in captivity. Parents of the abducted … Read more