Not less than 13 female students of the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State are said to have been married off to bandits.
Daily Trust reports that some of the female students are already pregnant for the terrorists since they were taken captive 8 months ago.
The development comes in spite of the payment of ransom and prisoner swap. Sources say that the the captives have remained in the bandits’ den to cater to the wellbeing and sexual needs of the armed men.
The kingpin, Dogo Gide had threatened to convert the males into terrorists by training them on gun handling and marrying off the females.
Daily Trust adds that the bandits’ kingpin made good his pledge as he gave out at least 13 of the students to bandits and a few interested persons living in villages along the boundary between Niger and Zamfara states.
On the 17th of June 2021, the terrorists invaded Federal Government College, Birnin Yauru and kidnapped 80 students and five teachers. Following the abduction, the safety of students and teachers became a source of concern for stakeholders and the government.
Immediately after the abduction, a few of the victims were retrieved by security forces while others were released in two batches to negotiators in October and January by the bandits as part of negotiation talks.
Dogo Gide, the bandits’ kingpin is holding on to two of the students despite receiving huge amounts in ransom and two of his men freed as part of negotiations in October.
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