Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, on Friday, described the kidnapping of faculty kids by terrorists in northern Nigeria as a profitable enterprise, lamenting the issues it has created to the tutorial sector within the area.
Sani stated kidnappers use it to blackmail authorities into paying large ransom, including that kidnappers know it should evoke public sympathy for the pupils as stress will probably be mounted on the federal government to bow to their calls for.
reporter reported that terrorists, on Thursday morning, stormed LGEA Major Faculty, Kuriga (1), Chikun Native Authorities Space of Kaduna State and kidnapped about 285 pupils and lecturers.
reporter gathered that the incident occurred at about 8:20 am instantly after the morning meeting.
Sani stated many dad and mom in rural areas will now be afraid to permit their kids to go to high school, pointing that the event is a significant issue for primary training in northern Nigeria.
He stated: “The kidnapping of faculty kids by terrorists in Northern Nigeria is a profitable enterprise. They use it to blackmail authorities for large fee of ransom.
“They know that it’ll evoke public sympathy for the pupils and stress will probably be mounted on the federal government to bow to their calls for. Many dad and mom in rural areas at the moment are afraid of permitting their kids to go to high school. This can be a significant issue for primary training in Northern Nigeria.
“Although this tragic incident occurred, there’s a vital drop within the incidence of such assaults on faculties in comparison with its frequency beneath the final administration.”
