Crime
BREAKING: Varsity students kidnapped in Kaduna found dead
Four days after their abduction, three of the students of Greenfield University, Kasarami Kaduna, have been found dead.
According to Kaduna Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan, their remains were found on Friday in Kwanan Bature village, a location close to the University.
The bandits, who demanded N800m, kidnapped an unconfirmed number of students at the institution located at Kasarami village off Kaduna-Abuja Road in Chikun LGA on Tuesday.
According to him, “In an act of mindless evil and sheer wickedness, the armed bandits who kidnapped students of Greenfield University, have shot dead three of the abducted students.
“The remains of three students were found today (Friday), in Kwanan Bature village, a location close to the university and have been evacuated to a mortuary by the Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, and Force Commander, Operation Thunder Strike, Lt.Col. MH Abdullahi.
The state government has taken a hardline against payment of ransom.
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