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PARENTS OF ABDUCTED YAURI GIRLS RESORT TO CROWD FUNDING

Parents of the remaining 11 students of the Federal Government College, Yauri, in Kebbi State who were abducted on June 17, 2021 have resorted to crowd-funding to raise the 100 million naira ransom demanded by bandit kingpin, Dogo Gide . 19 months after the abduction of 80 students from the school, about 11 girls are still in captivity.

The parents of the abducted students who met at the school premises on Sunday said the government had failed them which was why they resolved to take matters into their own hands.
The leader of the parents’ group, Salim Kaoje said they had established contact with Gide with the help of the kingpin’s mother who he said was mounting pressure on him to release the girls.
He said they established contact with Dogo Gide on the 15th of December 2022 as he had Initially rejected any attempt to negotiate with them but after his mother’s intervention, he agreed to release the children if they pay a ransom of 100 million or they would never see their children again.

Kaoje said each of the parents had resolved to sell whatever they owned, including landed property and other valuables to augment what they would be able to raise from the appeal fund.
Another parent, Umar Abdulhamid said the decision became necessary because they had lost hope in the government.

A mother of one of the girls, Serah Musa said they had no option other than to resort to the public since they had been abandoned by the government.
She urged Nigerians to assist them to raise the ransom to ensure their children were released. DAILY TRUST

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