Fourteen of the remaining 17 abducted students of the Greenfield University, Kaduna have been released after 40 days in captivity.On April 18, 2021, bandits invaded the university, which is located along the dreaded Kaduna- Abuja road, at about 8:30pm and abducted 23 students.
“Yes, 14 of the students of the Greenfield University were released from captivity this evening , remaining three of them still in captivity”, Jalige said. Asked if he could confirm the release of the students, he said was very busy and promised to confirm later. One Sani Idris Jalingo, who claimed to be the leader of the bandits who abducted the students, had in an interview with the Voice of America , Hausa service, on May 3, threatened to kill them if a ransom of N100m in addition to 10 new Honda motorcycles were not provided the following day.
After series of negotiations, the bandits were said to have demanded the sum of N10 million from each of the parents of the students for their release.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)