Authorities in Kaduna state have employed the services of a negotiator to ensure the release the nearly 300 abducted pupils and teachers of the Government Secondary School and LEA Primary School, in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
A source who begged not to be identified said the state government had reached out to the bandits through a private negotiator for the release of the pupils and their teachers.
The private negotiator who is a highly influential has been involved in negotiating several abductions with bandits in the past.
Bandits had stormed the LEA Primary School, Kuriga, around 8.30am on Thursday shortly after the assembly gathering and abducted the pupils and some staff members of the schools.
According to reports the secondary school was relocated to the primary school premises as a result of insecurity in the area.
Governor Uba Sani, who visited the school on Thursday, assured that the abducted pupils would be rescued unhurt.
However, less than 48 hours after the abduction, which triggered national outrage, government had reached out to the bandits for negotiations to release the 287 abducted pupils and the staff members of the school.
The source said, “The military has begun combing the forests in search of the children kidnapped by the bandits. Security agents have cordoned off the area and they have started searching for the abducted pupils.
“The government is doing all it can for the speedy release of the abducted school pupils.
“The government has established contact and reached out to the bandits for negotiation through a popular bandit negotiator. The negotiator was the one who worked for the return of some of the students abducted some years back.
Kaduna School Abduction: Government Hires Private Negotiator To Free 287 Pupils
