Gunmen who Kidnapped the 156 pupils of the Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School in Tegina town, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State last Sunday have raised the ransom for their freedom to N200m.
The bandits had initially, demanded the sum of N110m in order to set their victims who were mostly girls free, with a threat that failure to deliver the ransom by Thursday, they would kill them.
The bandits were said to have reached out to the parents, disclosing that the money had been increased to N200m with the same warning if the deadline was not met.
It was also reported that no state government official has paid a visit to Tegina to sympathize with the parents of the abductees, since the incident occurred on Sunday.
It was learnt that only the Rafi Local Government Chairman, Alhaji Ismaila Modibo and some members of his council visited and commiserated with the parents of the victims.
