By Abba Gwale
Hafsat Anka, who was one of the students kidnapped by bandits in Government Secondary School, Jangebe, last Friday, said their captives threatened to kill, fry and eat them if they misbehaved.
In her interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Government House, Gusau, shortly after regaining freedom, she narrated that they trekked over a long distance from the school, had a stopover for some hours before they reached their destination.
“There was no clean water or good food, and we felt we had already spent years even though it was our first day and the bandits kept firing into the air to scare us.
“They were very young boys with only one elder they called Kasalle or Yaya who gave them instructions, and he was the one that stopped them from touching any of us,” she said.
Hafsat added that the bandits wore military uniforms and claimed they defeated the security officials by invading the school and successfully whisking the girls away.
She further said she was happy for being rescued, pointed out that she would continue her studies but as a day student.
The students were kidnapped in the early hours of last Friday by bandits and the situation generated a lot of comments from both within and outside the country.
