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By Emman Ovuakporie
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The Niger State Commissioner for Information, Mohammed Sani Idris has said the state in its usual practice is averse to payment of ransom and the abduction of Islamiyya school students too is not going to be an exception.
In a report monitored by TNG on national television, the commissioner said “in this particular case we will negotiate with them but no payment of ransom.
Asked whether he is aware of moves by the parents of the abductees to raise the ransom, Mohammed said” all I can say is that we are averse to it but we have our strategy which we can not disclose to the media.
Some of the parents that spoke on the issue said they do not have a choice than to think of a way to raise the money.
They claimed the fee they pay to the owner of the school was N200 monthly because it was more of a charity thing to help them.
Bandits last Sunday had kidnapped students of the Islamiyya school initially demanding for N300m but later reduced it to N110m after parents pleaded for understanding.