Nigeria: Abductors of Lagos School Kidnap Slash Ransom As Parents, School Management Meet

30 May 2017

Parents of the six abducted Senior Secondary School students kidnapped last Thursday by militants at the Lagos Model College, Igbonla, Epe, met yesterday, with management of the college to deliberate on the way out, particularly raising the huge ransom demanded for the release of their children.

This followed the selective ransom negotiation between them and the kidnappers. While some of them considered to have good jobs were asked to pay between N20 million and N50 million for the release of their wards, others were asked to pay less.

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