The Niger state Government says arrangements are ongoing between the government and the bandits for the release of students,staff and others abducted at the Governmentt Science College Kagara in Rafi local government area of the state.
Gov. Abubakar San- Bello of Niger who disclosed this in a live broadcast on Friday,in Minna said the state government is at the final stage of negotiation for the release of the victims.
Bello said the government was doing everything through interfacing with the federal, local government and the state authority to rescue the victims.
The governor noted that the state was using kinetic and non- kinetic measures to bring back the children’s to safety and assured parents and families of the victims to be hopeful as everything possible was being done to effect their release.
He disclosed Sheikh Gumi,an Islamic scholar,had offered to assist the government voluntarily and had both agreed that a comprehensive memo was sent to the governmentt on his findings.
Gumi had in an interview with newsmen expressed optimism about a breakthrough from his interaction with the bandits who he said are in various factions
Gumi said the bandits complained of being persecuted, arrested and lynched. He urged the federal government to grant them blanket amnesty.
27 students,three staff and family members of Government Science College, Kagara, Rafi Local Government Area of the state were abducted by gunmen on Wednesday .
A student of the college was killed while others sustained gunshot injuries.
