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| Kaduna Government Denies Hiring Private Negotiator To Meet Terrorists Who Abducted 287 Pupils |
| 2024-03-10 |
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The Kaduna State Government has denied a media report that it hired a private negotiator for the release of over 200 students kidnapped in the Kuriga community, Chikun Local Government of the state last Thursday. Muhammad Lawal Shehu, the Chief Press Secretary to Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani, revealed this in a statement on Saturday, adding that the government had no plans to participate in any negotiations. The statement reads: "We wish to state categorically that the Kaduna State Government did not hire any private negotiator, neither are we contemplating make such a move. "The Kaduna State government has a clear policy on non-negotiation with terrorists, bandidos and other criminal elements." "We urge members of the press to be cautious in the way they craft and publicise their stories on security in order not to jeopardise the efforts of government and security agencies in degrading criminal elements laying siege to our communities." Recall how According to reports, the bandidos raided the Kuriga area of Kaduna State's Chikun Local Government Area, firing at their victims before abducting students and instructors from both schools. Related: Kaduna State: 2024-03-09 Nigeria sends troops to rescue more than 250 kidnapped students Kaduna State: 2024-02-09 Nigerian Military Arrests Wife Of Former Benue Mister Big, Gana, Other Terrorists, Recover Weapons, Cash In Taraba Kaduna State: 2024-01-18 Nigeria: mass kidnappings returns to Abuja |
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