By Seyi Babalola
After much discussion at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday regarding the kidnapping of more than 200 students in Kaduna State, President Bola Tinubu gave strict instructions to the security forces not to give money to the abductors while trying to free the students.
The decision was announced by Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, to State House Correspondents at a briefing.
Idris claims that the President has ordered the security forces to pursue the kidnappers and make sure they free the hostages and return them to their families without accepting any payment in exchange for a ransom.
Recall that over 280 pupils and teachers of Government Secondary School and LEA primary school at Kuriga, Kaduna State were abducted by bandits recently, triggering national outrage.
The bandits reportedly invaded the Kuriga area of the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, shooting at their victims before taking at least 280 students and teachers away.
