When bandits-cum-kidnappers struck at Greenfield University, Kaduna State, on April 20, it was yet another terrible evidence of the rising cases of kidnapping for ransom across the country. Significantly, it also showed how much money kidnappers dream of making from their evil activity. In this particular case, they demanded N800 million.
“We are still in shock,” a parent of one of the abducted students was quoted as saying after the bodies were found. “We did not expect the bandits would resort to killing our children because they had contacted us and demanded ransom.”The concerned parents were negotiating with the kidnappers when the students were killed. “They called us directly and individually, but they demanded a collective ransom of N800 million,” according to the quoted parent.