Abductors Threaten to Kill Six Nigerian Law School Students Over Ransom

The kidnappers of six Nigerian Law School students have reportedly issued a deadly ultimatum, threatening to kill their captives if the ransom demand is not met.

The students were abducted on Saturday, July 26, while traveling along a highway between Benue and Nasarawa states. They were en route from Onitsha, Anambra State, to the Nigerian Law School campus in Yola, Adamawa State.

A fellow student, Damilare Adenola, identified the victims as Rev. Ernest Okafor, Ogbuka Fabian, Nwamma Philip, Okechukwu Obadiegwu, Obalem Emmanuel, and Obiorah David.

According to sources, the kidnappers initially demanded ₦20 million per student but have now increased the ransom to ₦50 million. A person familiar with a phone conversation between the abductors and one of the victims disclosed on Monday, July 28, that the kidnappers have threatened to kill the students if their demands are not fulfilled.

“They warned us not to involve security agencies. They said they are monitoring everything and insisted that the only way to keep the students alive is to remain silent and pay the ransom,” the source told Punch.

The families and colleagues of the kidnapped students are reportedly in distress as efforts continue to secure their release.