Back Print this page
Legalbrief   |   your legal news hub Saturday 27 April 2024

Kidnappers abduct negotiator

Kidnappers in Nigeria have seized a man who was sent to deliver a ransom payment to secure the release of dozens of abducted school children. The elderly man was sent by the children's parents after they managed to raise $73 000 by selling property and other possessions. The kidnappers called the school's principal to say that the funds delivered was not the agreed sum. The 136 students were taken from an Islamic school in Tegina, Niger state, in late May. Gunmen riding on motorcycles stormed the town and opened fire indiscriminately killing one person and injuring another. ‘Parents are now resigned to fate. They say they can't raise any more money. They are now relying on God,’ principal Malam Alhassan told the BBC.