We are negotiating with abductors of Kaduna school girls – Police

The Kaduna State Police Command said on Wednesday that it was negotiating with abductors of the six female students, a teacher and a matron, taken from their school on Oct. 3.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Ali Janga made the disclosure when he addressed newsmen in Kaduna.

Janga stated that the police opted to talk to the kidnappers so as not to put the lives of the girls at risk.
“We are negotiating with the kidnappers to rescue these students and their teachers, we know the location of the kidnappers but we do not want to endanger their lives.
“Most of these kidnappers are operating under the influence of hard drugs, so killing is nothing to them, this is why we are still negotiating with them and as soon as the victims are released, we will go after them.
The Kaduna State Police Command said on Wednesday that it was negotiating with abductors of the six female students, a teacher and a matron, taken from their school on Oct. 3.
The command also said it had arrested 50 suspects allegedly involved in various criminal activities across the state and recovered 27 guns.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Ali Janga said at a news conference in Kaduna that the police opted to talk to the kidnappers so as not to put the lives of the girls at risk.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the six girls and two staffers of Engravers College were abducted on Thursday night.
“We are negotiating with the kidnappers to rescue these students and their teachers, we know the location of the kidnappers but we do not want to endanger their lives.
“Most of these kidnappers are operating under the influence of hard drugs, so killing is nothing to them, this is why we are still negotiating with them and as soon as the victims are released, we will go after them.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan who was at the briefing,
urged people of state to volunteer information to the police in order to ease their work.
“I call on the media to also do the needful by enlightening the public that police are partners in progress,” he said.