Bola Tinubu: Nigeria won't pay a ransom to Kaduna kidnappers - BBC News

A local chief tells the BBC some of the 280 abducted schoolchildren are in a "critical condition".

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPAImage caption, President Tinubu ordered security forces to secure the release of the kidnapped childrenBy Basillioh RukangaBBC NewsNigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said "not a dime" will be paid to kidnappers to release over 280 schoolchildren abducted last week.

The kidnappers, who contacted the families, are demanding a ransom of 1bn naira ($600,000; £470,000).

They have threatened to kill the captives if the demand is not met.

A local chief has told the BBC about the harrowing conditions the children, aged between seven and 12, are experiencing in captivity.

Jibrin Gwadabe said the kidnappers had called him to make the demand for the release of the children kidnapped on 7 March, using the phone of the school principal who was seized along with his pupils from the small town of Kuriga in the north-western Kaduna state.

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