Oyogist has learned that the Niger State government has disclosed that it has arrested some of the bandits who abducted students of the Salihu Tanko Islamiyyan School, Tegina in the Rafi Local Government Area of the state.
Speaking on Tuesday, deputy governor of the state, Alhaji Ahmed Ketso said “some of the bandits are in our custody.”
Ketso, however refused to disclose the specific number of bandits arrested, he also said that security agents were working out a solution to rescuing the children.
He said Further;
“We don’t pay ransom to abductors. We are trying to negotiate to see how we can bring them back safely.
“But first of all, we are trying to get in touch with the parents of those abducted because some of them came from other states to acquire the Islamic education. The government does not know their parents or where they came from.
“We are still taking the census of the children to know the exact number that were actually abducted. Nevertheless, the government will do everything possible to ensure their safe rescue,” he said.
