
Parents of the remaining 16 kidnapped students of the Greenfield University,Kaduna,have pleaded with Federal Government to assist them rescue their children from the bandits.
They disclosed that the bandits are demanding N160 million cumulative ransom for them to release the remaining 16 students.
The Chairman of the Parents Forum Marcus Zarmai, who spoke on behalf of the parents appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to to secure the release of the students before something untoward happens to them.
“The kidnappers are demanding a sum of N10 million on each of the 16 students, making N160 million.“Even after, we the parents have collectively paid them over N60 million ransom for the release of our children and they failed to release them.Zarmai said
“We, the parents are appealing to the Federal Government to assist us to pay the ransom demanded or find any other way to ensure the safe return of our children.
Meanwhile,President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to assist the Republic of Chad to stabilize, and return to constitutional order, President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged.
He gave the pledge while hosting Lt. Gen. Mahamat Idris Deby Itno, the President, Transitional Military Council of Chad.
“We are bound together by culture and geography, and we will help in all ways we can,” President Buhari told his visitor. “Nigerians know and appreciate the role Chad played in helping us to combat terrorism, and we will continue the collaboration.”
He said the late Marshal Itno “was a personal friend, and a friend of Nigeria, and Chad has been very steadfast in defending Nigeria,” so the country should not hesitate to ask for help in areas it deemed necessary.
He added that Nigeria would help strengthen the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) and the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), adding; “We will also help you to ensure a smooth transition in 18 months, as you have promised your people.”