Parents of the remaining kidnapped 16 students and three staff of Greenfield University, on Friday, said they cannot pay N160m ransom demanded by the abductors of their children.
They have also appealed to the Federal Government to urgently assist them in rescuing their children from the bandits.
The parents who made the appeal when they gathered to pray for the safe release of their children said“We are worried about their safety. The innocent students have spent 24 days in the kidnappers’ den.
The Chairman of the Parents Forum Marcus Zarmai, who spoke on behalf of the parents appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to use his office to secure the release of the students before something sinister happens to them.
“The kidnappers are demanding a sum of N10 million on each of the 16 students, making N160 million.“Even after, we the parents have collectively paid them over N60 million ransom for the release of our children and they failed to release them.Zarmai said
“We, the parents are appealing to the Federal Government to assist us to pay the ransom demanded or find any other way to ensure the safe return of our children.
It would be recalled that the students of Greenfield University were Abducted in Kaduna 24 days ago in the school premises along Kaduna-Abuja road.
