UPDATE ON AUG 25, 12:58 PM IST
A large number of children are being kidnapped in Nigeria and families have to sell everything they have in order to rescue them. Since December last year, around 1000 children have been kidnapped, of which there is no information about 300. At the same time, the government seems helpless in front of the criminals.
Tegina: People of northwestern Nigeria are forced to sell everything from houses, land to cars to rescue their children. Actually, more than 1000 children have been kidnapped from here and kidnappers are demanding ransom to release them. Some common citizens like Abubakar Adam, fulfilling the demand of criminals, have also given them money, but their children have not been freed. Because the kidnappers have now placed a new demand.
Ransom given, but children were not found Some armed men kidnapped seven of the 11 children of Abubakar Adam. After this, the criminals demanded a ransom in return for the release of the children, to fulfill which Adam sold his car and land. He raised $7,300 and gave it to kidnappers, along with ransom money from other victims' families. But the criminals took possession of the person who came with the money and then later sent a new demand through the same.
Now need 6 Motorbikes and Cash Abubakar Adam, who repaired the tire puncture, said, ‘I have nothing to give now. I sold everything to meet the demands of the kidnappers, now they are demanding six motorcycles and some cash which is not possible for me to fulfill. I don’t know what will happen to my children. Adam has requested the government to release the children. According to data from the news agency Reuters, 1000 children have been kidnapped since December last year, of which 300 have not yet returned.
President Buhari said this thing At the same time, President Muhammadu Buhari has told the people that the demand of kidnappers should not be met under any circumstances, as it will encourage them. However, it is a different matter that the general public has no other option than this. Security agencies are proving dwarf in front of the kidnappers. Agencies say that these criminals are being targeted by military action and other means, but till now concrete results have not come out.
Last year 344 boys were kidnapped In December last year, gunmen kidnapped 344 boys from a government school in the northwestern state of Katsina during a night-time raid. Although he was released after about a week, but after this incident, there was a sudden increase in kidnapping incidents.These kidnappers are following the path of the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram. Which kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls from the northeastern city of Chibok in 2014. During that time, the terrorist organization also forcibly got some girls married to their fighters