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Bethel School Kidnap: Kidnappers Demand Foodstuff To Feed Students In Hostage
- “When the phone rang, the bandits first spoke to the member of the management. They said a senior student was directed to count the students in their custody and the boy confirmed that 121 students were being held. They also asked for food such as rice and beans as well oil to feed the students.
Bandits, who invaded Maraban Rido in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State and abducted some students of the Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, have reached out to the management of the institution to demand foodstuffs.
The bandits, who are holding about 121 students of the school, asked for rice, beans, oil, and other food items so as to prevent the children from starving.
They called on Monday, July 5, and allowed a student to speak with top officials of the school.
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It was learnt that they called again on Tuesday, July 6 again and allowed two senior students, a boy and a girl, to speak to a top official of the school.
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According to a senior official who confided to The Punch, “When the phone rang, the bandits first spoke to the member of the management. They said a senior student was directed to count the students in their custody and the boy confirmed that 121 students were being held. They also asked for food such as rice and beans as well oil to feed the students.
As at the time of this report by EkoHotBlog, The bandits have not made a demand for ransom yet.
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