Names, faces of abducted Niger students released as bandits demand N100m [FULL LIST, PHOTOS]

The Islamiya school teacher whose students were kidnapped on his farm over the weekend, Malam Aminu Bako, has confirmed that the bandits have contacted village leaders and demanded over N100 million for their release. While releasing the names of the 15 abducted students on Wednesday, Bako appealed to the government to deploy the military to rescue them. He disclosed that the victims have not received any tangible rescue efforts since the incident, apart from local vigilantes, the school and families of the victims. According to him, only the acting chairman of Rafi Local Government Area and the Divisional Police Officer visited the community after the abduction. Bako further revealed tha...