Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani-Bello,on Wednesday discloses the kidnapping of 27 students, three staff and 12 family members by bandits at the Government Science College, Kagara, in Rafi Local Government Area of the state.cc
Bello made the disclosure at a news conference shortly after an emergency meeting with heads of security agencies in Minna on Wednesday.
Some bandits invaded the school on Wednesday at 2 a.m. killing one student and abducting 27, three staff of the college and 12 members of families at the school.
Gov.Bello has announced that all boarding schools in Shiroro, Rafi and Muyan be close down with immediate alacrity until the situation is being taken care of.
Gov.Bello also revealed that the State Government would not pay any form of ransom to the suspected bandits in order to guarantee the release of their victims, but that it was ready to support any bandit who was ready to lay down their arms.
“When you negotiate and pay ransom to criminals, they will use the money to purchase more weapons,” he said.
Government Science College, Kagara, has a sum total of 650 students out of whom the 27 were kidnapped and one, Benjamin Doma, was killed by the bandits.
