June 20, 2023 The victims were abducted from their off-campus hostel in Jos while preparing for second-semester examinations.
Parents of the kidnapped students of the University of Jos, Plateau State, have disclosed that they paid ransom to get their children freed for kidnappers, contrary to claims by the Nigerian police.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Alfred Alabo, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Jos said that five of the students were rescued, while one escaped from the kidnappers’ den unharmed. ”Five of the victims were rescued, one escaped from the kidnappers’ den, while one victim is still in captivity,” Alabo said.
According to PUNCH, one of the parents, Dung Prince, whose son Dan, was among the freed students, explained that the parents raised ransom after the kidnappers contacted them and they negotiated. “As we got to the police station, we were surprised to see the kidnapped children there,” the parent said.
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