Read Why Kagara Abductees Remain In Custody 8 Days After

Students of the Government Science College Kagara, Niger State, their teachers and other persons kidnapped by gunmen in the early hours of February 17, remain in custody eight days after because the condition for a swap proposed by the abductors is yet to be met.

The school abduction came about two months after a large number of students were abducted in a similar style from a secondary school in Kankara, Katsina State.

Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello had confirmed that the government was negotiating for the safe release of the abductees.

Two former heads of state who hail from the state, retired Generals Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) and Abdulsalami Abubakar, have asked government and security agencies to employ all means necessary to secure release of the abductees.

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar who was in Minna, the Niger State capital over the kidnapping, said the police knew the identity of the kidnappers.

Daily Trust gathered from reliable assets acquainted with the continued negotiations that the kidnappers, who operate between Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State and Rafi Local Government in Niger State, had demanded for the discharge of six members of their organization arrested at specific times via protection sellers.

The abductors, it became learnt, demanded the discharge of the identified persons arrested because the simplest condition for them to launch the abductees.

One of the resources stated the Niger State Government has engaged security companies in an energetic look for the folks to impact the change.

“Four of them are so far recognized. Two have been positioned in Katsina, and one every in Kaduna and Niger states,” he said.

Identifying the two last gang contributors, Daily Trust learnt, was what turned into delaying the conclusion of the system.

As the dialogue with the bandits persisted, governors from the North below the Northern Governors Forum (NGF) are scheduled to fulfill in Kaduna these days and the following day, with insecurity at the top schedule.

‘Employ all way to rescue Kagara abductees’

Babangida and Abdulsalami advised the federal and nation governments to don't forget all viable method to steady the release of the sufferers.

The former leaders who have been concerned with the aid of the situation expressed subject over the non-stop live of the youngsters and their teachers within the hands of the bandits.

The  elder statesmen who expressed reservations on authorities dialoguing with the bandits, stated they'll assist it if that might be the nice manner to secure the release of the sufferers.

Both leaders expressed this at the same time as speaking throughout the go to of the delegation of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) led via the Chairman, Dr Kayode Fayemi.

According to Babangida, “The safety of the kids is of the maximum significance for now. We want them to pop out adequately with out everybody being harm. Any measure the authorities takes to secure their release may be k.”

On his part, Abdulsalami stated, “Dialogue is not the exceptional manner but while you are the only carrying the shoe, what is going to you do? He requested.

“Our youngsters had been kidnapped for over 5 days, even in case you realize wherein they're, it'll be foolhardy to hurricane there and fight them (bandits) because there may be casualties.

“Sometimes there is a want to peer the great manner you may speak to these heartless people to look how you can get these people released. But dialoguing isn't the high-quality manner.”

While talking at the answers to the lack of confidence scenario within the usa, the two elder statesmen said that the bulk of the work falls at the desk of the regulation enforcement corporations in putting up techniques to prevent future incidences.

“Going forward, it requires a variety of planning and questioning however these issues can be conquer. The regulation enforcement businesses want to paintings together to map new strategies on how to cope with the problem,” IBB said.

Meanwhile, Abdulsalami in his own submission stated, “The best way is to make certain that this doesn’t show up again and for it to be triumphant, the security organizations want to step up their recreation.”

Abdulsalam in addition advised the governors to stop inciting speeches and take their responsibilities severely.

Earlier, NGF Chairman Fayemi told the 2 leaders that they had been in Niger State in cohesion with the government and people in the country.

He stated all resources could be hired to save you future occurrences.

Gunmen kill 18 in 2 Kaduna LGAs

Bandits have killed at the least 18 human beings and abducted an unspecified range of citizens in a couple of assaults in Igabi and Chikun Local Government Areas of Kaduna State.

Daily Trust accumulated that inside the closing 48 hours, seven humans had been killed in Anaba village of Igabi even as 8 were killed while gunmen invaded Barinje village in Chikun LGA.

Kaduna State Government, at the same time as confirming the assaults, said bandits had also attacked the loosely related communities of Kwarten Rigasa, Kwarten Waziri and Kwarten Shaku inside Igabi LGA and inside the technique, killed one Danjuma Isa from neighboring Ungwan Kanti village. The Kaduna State Government also stated that gunmen had invaded Sanhu Makera village in Igabi and killed one Yakubu Abdullahi, a farmer whilst unknown assailants on Tuesday killed one Maryam Lash Tahir in an unusual condition around Ministerial Pilot Housing Estate, Millennium City, Chikun LGA.

While speakme with Daily Trust, citizens of Barinje stated the bandits attacked the village on Tuesday round 6 pm, shooting residents at sight.

Hassan Silas stated residents have now relocated to Buruku city including that many had sustained gunshot wounds whilst the bandits had abducted a little one and rustled about a hundred livestock.

Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan stated that during Anabe, the bandits had also burnt down houses, storehouses and barns in addition to escaped with 20 cows.

According to Aruwan, the assaults on soft goals at Anaba and Barinje villages inside the two LGAs accompanied the killing of numerous armed bandits through centered air operations wherein probing photographs had been fired at bandits on motorbikes.

“Suspicious moves have been sighted at Goron Dutse, the assets of which had been directly engaged and neutralised. Also, at Kuyanbana, a protracted convoy of bikes was observed heading into the forest, which changed into likewise vigorously engaged and neutralized,” he stated.

The commissioner said Governor Nasir El-Rufai had stated the reviews with unhappiness and sent condolences to the families of all those killed inside the attacks, at the same time as presenting prayers for the repose in their souls even as wishing the injured a brief recovery.