There are strong indications that one of the eleven remaining female students yet to be released after gunmen abducted over 100 students and eight teachers in the mixed boarding school on June 17, 2021, has delivered a baby.
The young mother, a 16-year-old abducted from the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State is one of the survivors in an incident that claimed the life of one policeman.
The girl, whose name could not be confirmed as of press time, delivered a baby boy in the kidnappers’ den in the forest.
A parent to one of the 11 remaining schoolgirls in captivity expressed great concern despite payments of ransom and prisoner swaps with abductors on several occasions.
“When the government, especially Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi, ruled out negotiation with the armed group, which demanded ransom, families of the abducted students contributed and paid the ransom for the release of their daughters
“It is disheartening that the bandits collected huge ransoms and married off some of the victims and yet refused to release the remaining abductees,” the source added.
