Following the abduction of Students of Bethel Baptist High School in Damishi, in the Chigun Local Government Area of Kaduna on Monday.
The kidnappers have reached out to the management of the school to request for food items among many others.
According to one of the officials of the school, who revealed that there are 121 students in the custody of the kidnappers.
“When the phone rang, the bandits first spoke to the member of the management. They said a senior student was directed to count the students in their custody and the boy confirmed that 121 students were being held. They also asked for food such as rice and beans as well oil to feed the students.”
Similarly, The proprietor of the school, Ishaya Jangado also confirmed to newsmen that no fewer than 121 students of the school have been held hostage by the dare-devil bandits.
Jangado stated “For now, we know that we have 154 students in the school hostel and yesterday (Monday) after the exchange of fire between the soldiers and the bandits, we came to the school and recovered 28 students; some of them were hit in many places. In the course of being taken away, some of them escaped and they came back to the school.
He added that “So, the total number of students we recovered yesterday (Monday) was 28 and today (Tuesday), by the grace of God, we got a call from the bandits and they assured us that our children are well and doing okay.”
Jangado concluded: “In fact, we had the privilege of speaking with a few of them. They counted themselves in the jungle and they gave us information that they were 121, and when we put the number together with what we have recovered, we discovered that the number is exactly the same as the number of students we have in the hostel.”
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday directed the military, police, and other intelligence agencies to ensure the release of the students.