Six of the 136 students kidnapped from an Islamic school in the north-central Nigerian state of Niger have died of illness while in captivity. The principal of their school Abubakar Garba Alhasan made thedisclosure on Tuesday.
He said the kidnappers had called to say the children died from sickness
and to urge that the ransom demand be met.
Bandits attacked Salihu Tanko Islamic School in Tegina, Rafi local
government area of Niger State on Sunday, May 30, 2021, and
kidnapped 136 people, including three teachers.
They have since demanded a ransom to release the students.
Bandits and other criminal gangs have carried out a series of raids on
boarding schools in northern Nigeria in which more than 1,000 students
have been abducted since December.
