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Gunmen demand N300m to free kidnapped UNN students, others

Suspected herdsmen who kidnapped passengers including students of the University of Nigeria travelling to Nsukka along the Ugwuogo-Nike/Opi/Nsukka Road on Sunday have reportedly demanded a ransom of N300 million.

 

Many road users, including UNN students, who were returning to school after the eight months Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, strike, had been reportedly kidnapped on Sunday on Ugwuogo Nike-Nsukka Express Road, Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State

 

According to SaharaReporters, a relation of one of the victims on Wednesday said that the abductors contacted his family and demanded they collectively raise N300 million to secure the release of the abductees.

 

The relation said the kidnappers were seven in number and allegedly Fulani.

 

He said the abductors rejected the N500,000 offered as a ransom to secure the release of the students. They instead, asked them to start preparing for their burial if “we’ll even see their bodies to bury.”

 

“They are now threatening that they will kill all of them if the money is not complete.”

 

It was learnt that some passengers were killed a few metres from the military checkpoint along Ugwuogo-Nike-Opi-Nsukka Road on Sunday.

 

The passengers were reportedly travelling in five vehicles when they were attacked by the gang. Some narrowly escaped. CONTINUE READING……………………………………..

 

 

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