Crime
Baptist Attack: Mother Of Student Suffers Swollen Heart, Bandits Asks 80m
- The parents were also said to be speaking with the bandits who reportedly insisted on collecting N80m ransom.
The mother of one of the 80 students abducted at the Bethel Baptist College in Kaduna has been diagnosed with a swollen heart, after 40 days that her child has been with bandits.
The parents were also said to be speaking with the bandits who reportedly insisted on collecting N80m ransom.
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The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Kaduna and its Vice Chairman (19 Northern States and Abuja) Joseph Hayab, called for Nigerians’ assistance as the parents could not raise the ransom alone.
He said, “If Nigerians have forgotten our 80 children, those who have forgotten them are not fair to us. We don’t expect the government to forget our children; we don’t expect the military and the Federal Ministry of Education to forget our children.
“We as their parents and the church and Christians in Kaduna State have not forgotten them. We know that well-meaning Nigerians are with us in prayers. Anybody who thinks they have been forgotten, we will continue to remind them that our children are not back, our 80 children are still in captivity.
“This (Saturday) evening, one of the parents whose children are in captivity sent me words; how she has been diagnosed with a swollen heart. I told her that God will not allow her to die until her daughter comes back. I know it is the pain of what is going on that is causing all these new sickness, pains and problems because of her daughter being held in captivity.”
According to Hayab, the association was praying and working hard to ensure the students are released, adding that their negotiation with the bandits was impeded by fund.
He added, “We are communicating with the bandits, the bandits are actually talking. The only problem is that they are not coming down as we expect. They have been standing on their N80m for too long and the reality is that to raise N80m is difficult.
“We have had cases where some people will say, ‘how can I help you?’ When they hear the N80m ransom, they become weak. We are not even asking anybody to give us the entire amount, but we need money since government cannot assist and we don’t have.
“If our government cannot go and rescue them, we need money to pay and get these children back. We believe that if we raise money, they will release these children. If anybody is moved to help us, we are here.”
On July 5, 2020, the bandits stormed the school located along the Kaduna-Kachia highway in the Chikun Local Government Area and abducted the students.
The proprietor, who is also the President, Kaduna Baptist Conference, Rev. Ishaya Jangado, disclosed that no fewer than 121 students were abducted by the bandits.
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