Bandits threaten to kill abducted Zamfara students

Kidnapped students of College of Agriculture and Animal Sciences , Bakura in Zamfara State have pleaded with the state governor Bello Matawalle to rescue them from the den of bandits who have threatened to kill them within 24 hours if  their N350 million ransom is not paid.

The abducted students had in a shot video released by the bandit, said their abductors were telling them to put pressure on their families to pay within 24 hours or be killed.

The kidnapped students said they were taken to a site filled with bodies of victims killed because they were unable to pay their ransom, to show them what would become of them.

The bandits pointing guns at the captured students in a show of strength threatened to eliminate their hostages if government failed to pay the ransom or tried to secure their release by force.

The bandits had released the video showing the 19 students and members of staff abducted from the college in the early hours of Wednesday.

Names of the kidnapped students are given as Isma’il Lawali, Salim Salisu, Kabiru Lawali, Yasir Lawali, Awaisu Jabir, Aminu Umar, Abba Aliyu, Aminu Adamu, Usman Umar and Umar Haruna.

Others are Usama Lukman, Abdurahman Lukman, Junaidu Yunusa, Abdullahi Bala and Jamilu Kwatarkwashi.

The abducted school personnel are Mustapha Abdullahi Mafara, Nusaiba Gambo, Hannatu Gambo and Hibbatu Gambo.