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File Photo: Bandits and Security Threats {Picture Credit: ndlink.org} |
The man seized by kidnappers after
delivering a N30 million ransom for the release of 136 pupils of Salihu Tanko
Islamiyya School, Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, has
described how the pupils are being kept in “disturbing” conditions, Premium Times reports.
According to the report, the pupils were abducted by the bandits
from their school on May 30 and are still being held by the bandits despite a
global outrage.
The ransom bearer provided an insight to
how they are being held after his own release on Monday.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how Kasimu
Barangana was sent along side six others to deliver the ransom but was seized
by the bandits over an alleged shortfall of N4.6 million in the N30 million
ransom.
Mr Barangana told PREMIUM TIMES after he
was released on Monday that the children were being kept in poor conditions in
25 different camps.
“The pupils were separated into 25
groups in the forest, with each group being monitored by different gangs in
fear of attacks.
“I was taken round the enclave to see
the children and I found their conditions disturbing,” Mr Barangana said.
However, he said the bandits did not
maltreat him.