KIDNAPPERS DEMAND N120M RANSOM FOR SIX LAW STUDENTS
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BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA
The abductors of the six Nigerian Law School students have reportedly demanded a ransom of N20m for each victim.
The students were reportedly abducted in Benue State by suspected gunmen while traveling from Onitsha, Anambra State, to the Nigerian Law School campus in Yola, Adamawa State, on Saturday.
The incident occurred in the late hours of Saturday, as the students were on their way to resume academic activities at the Yola campus of the Nigerian Law School, scheduled to reopen on Monday (today), following their court externship break.
In a telephone interview with our correspondent on Sunday, Damilare Adenola, a fellow law student at the Yola campus, confirmed the incident, stating, “Six Nigerian Law School students were reportedly kidnapped by suspected bandits while returning to resume school after their court externship break.”
“Some missing students have been identified as Rev. Ernest Okafor, Ogbuka Fabian, Nwamma Philip, Okechukwu Obadiegwu, Obalem Emmanuel, and Obiorah David.”
the abduction took place along the route between Wukari in Taraba State and a part of Benue State —an area known for insecurity and frequent attacks on travellers.
A new update on the abduction of six Nigerian Law School students reveals that the kidnappers are demanding N20 million ransom for each victim.
One student, Chisom, recounted how he initially dismissed the news until he tried reaching some of the victims. He said, “We heard the news this morning (Sunday) that some of our classmates were abducted. I didn’t want to believe it, so I started making a few calls because I know all of them. I tried to call three of the victims, but their numbers were switched off. When I tried one of them again, he picked up the call.
There was noise in the background, but when he finally spoke, he screamed that he had been kidnapped and told a colleague to send N20m for his release.” Chisom also revealed that he spoke with another classmate based in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, who had already heard about the incident.
“He told me he’d been aware of the abduction since Thursday. According to him, the wife of one of the victims reached out to inform him about it. That was when we confirmed that the kidnapping happened in Benue State,” he added.
A student leader at Yola campus, speaking anonymously due to the sensitivity of the case, revealed that the abduction incident had been reported to the police and that they were awaiting updates from the Adamawa State Police Command.
However, the spokesperson for the Adamawa police, Yahaya Suleiman, confirmed that the abduction did not occur within Adamawa State and advised contacting the Benue State Police Command for more details.
He assured that both commands were collaborating closely to ensure the students’ safe return, working alongside other agencies to protect those entering Adamawa from harm. Attempts to reach the Benue State Police spokesperson, Anene Catherine, were unsuccessful.
This incident follows a similar case in 2022 when two Nigerian Law School students were abducted at the Agbani campus in Enugu State while buying food at a local market.
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