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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has revealed that his government planned to attack and kill the bandits even if it meant some students would die in the process when the 29 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, were abducted.<\/p>\n

According to the Governor, such action would only be considered as collateral damage and a price he would be willing to pay instead of paying ransom to the criminals.<\/p>\n

The Kaduna State Governor spoke on Thursday during a webinar organised by the Africa Leadership Group, while responding to a question on his refusal to negotiate with the criminal.<\/p>\n

El-Rufai further revealed that before the planned attack could be carried out, the bandits hurriedly changed location.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo days after the abduction of the Afaka young people, I was assured by the air force and the army that they knew where the kidnappers were with the students and they had encircled [them],\u201d the governor said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were going to attack them. We would lose a few students but we would kill all the bandits and we would recover some of the students.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was our plan. That was the plan of the air force and the army\u2026 But they slipped through the cordon of the army. That is why they were not attacked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know it is risky, we know in the process we may lose some of the abductees but it is a price we have to pay.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is war, there will always be collateral damage in war and we will rather do that than pay money because paying money has not solved the problem anywhere in the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST reported that the remaining abducted 29 students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, regained their freedom on Wednesday<\/p>\n

A source told DAILYPOST in Kaduna that their freedom was facilitated by Sheikh Ahmad Gummi Dialogue committee with the collaboration of former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has revealed that his government planned to attack and kill the bandits even if it meant some students would die in the process when the 29 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, were abducted. 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