Comments by "leafy" (@leafy803) on "Nigerian soldiers free 280 kidnapped children" video.

  1. Gov Uba Sani has since stated/claimed '137 school children abducted, not 287'. Prior to release 'Abuja president had promised that youngsters held for $690,000 ransom would be freed ‘without paying a dime’.' 'The Defence Headquarters also confirmed the rescue operation on Saturday, saying a total of 137 students were rescued.' Vanguard Nigeria news: 'Kaduna abduction: 137 school children abducted, not 287 — Gov Uba Sani' & Sunday Times article linked to video.
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  2. 'Governor Sani, however, lamented that a teacher who was kidnapped alongside the pupils couldn’t make it out alive as he developed some complications while in captivity.' 'The kidnapping of 276 mostly Christian schoolgirls in northern Nigeria in 2014 by Boko Haram, the jihadist group, sparked global outrage. About 100 are still in captivity.' 'The kidnappings in Chibok were orchestrated by Boko Haram, a jihadist group intent on establishing an Islamic state in Nigeria. This group, whose name roughly translates to “western education is sinful”, was responsible for abducting more than 1,000 children in northeastern Nigeria from 2013 to 2018, according to Unicef.' 'Hostages are often held in the country’s vast forests. More than 3,600 Nigerians were kidnapped last year, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project.' The Times: 'Nearly everyone I know in Nigeria has seen a loved one kidnapped' Vanguard Nigeria news: 'Kaduna abduction: 137 school children abducted, not 287 — Gov Uba Sani'
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  3. 'Rescue abducted students in Kaduna without paying ransom – Tinubu orders security personnel' Daily Post Nigeria Published on March 13, 2024By Williams Anuku 'The incident involving the kidnap of over 200 students in Kaduna State was deliberated extensively at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, prompting President Bola Tinubu to issue a stern directive to the security personnel not to pay any dime to the abductors in the course of rescuing them. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris made the directive known while briefing State House Correspondents. According to Idris, the President has issued a directive to the security personnel to go after the abductors and ensure they rescue the captives and reunite them with their families without paying a dime as ransom.'
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  4. 'The incident involving the kidnap of over 200 students in Kaduna State was deliberated extensively at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, prompting President Bola Tinubu to issue a stern directive to the security personnel not to pay any dime to the abductors in the course of rescuing them. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris made the directive known while briefing State House Correspondents. According to Idris, the President has issued a directive to the security personnel to go after the abductors and ensure they rescue the captives and reunite them with their families without paying a dime as ransom.' 'Rescue abducted students in Kaduna without paying ransom – Tinubu orders security personnel' Daily Post Nigeria
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