The Kaduna State Police Command on Thursday explained how social media had contributed to the escape of the abductors of the 37 students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The gunmen invaded the school premises which was located along Kaduna International Airport Road opposite the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA, on March 11, 2021, and abducted the innocent students.
Few days after, they reached out on a viral video demanding N500million as ransom for the release of the students
Following the intervention of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, the students were eventually released after spending over fifty days in the bandits' den.
The students were also not released at once but in batches.
Meanwhile the State Command Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, said on Thursday that, but for the viral audio on social media after arresting one of the suspects, the operatives of the command, acting on a tip-off, would have arrested more suspects in connection with the abduction of the students.
He further explained that after the social media audio reports, other suspects fled and were now at large.
He confirmed that one of the suspects involved in the kidnap of the 37 students was undergoing investigation in the command, adding that after the investigation, the suspect would be paraded and charged to court accordingly.
The police spokesman said, “The suspect we arrested was not the only...
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