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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, on Friday, described the kidnapping of school children by terrorists in northern Nigeria as a lucrative business, lamenting the problems it has created to the educational sector in the region.<\/p>\n

Sani said kidnappers use it to blackmail government into paying huge ransom, adding that kidnappers know it will evoke public sympathy for the pupils as pressure will be mounted on the government to bow to their demands.<\/p>\n

Terrorists, on Thursday morning, stormed LGEA Primary School, Kuriga (1), Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State and kidnapped about 285 pupils and teachers.<\/p>\n

The incident happened at about 8:20 am immediately after the morning assembly.<\/p>\n

Sani said many parents in rural areas will now be afraid to allow their children to go to school, pointing that the development is a serious problem for basic education in northern Nigeria.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThe kidnapping of school children by terrorists in Northern Nigeria is a lucrative business. They use it to blackmail government for huge payment of ransom.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey know that it will evoke public sympathy for the pupils and pressure will be mounted on the government to bow to their demands. Many parents in rural areas are now afraid of allowing their children to go to school. This is a serious problem for basic education in Northern Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cThough this tragic incident happened, there is a significant drop in the occurrence of such attacks on schools compared to its frequency under the last administration.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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