The Southern Kaduna Baptist Conference (SKBC) has called on the Federal Government to ensure the immediate release of 121 students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna, abducted on June 5.
Since taking the students away, the kidnappers have demanded for bags of rice, beans, vegetable oil and salt among other foodstuffs from the school to keep feeding their victims.
President of the Baptist conference Rev. Donald Arak in a statement on Saturday also described the abduction of the students as ungodly.
He wondered why it was taking long to track the kidnappers who had been communicating with the school, given the NIN-SIM integration policy of government.
“How on earth will you forcefully take away such a number of minors without considering the psychological injury you will be inflicting on them.
“This goes to show how ungodly and heartless the kidnappers are.
“And why haven’t these people been tracked? What is the reason for the NIN-SIM card registration?
“Imagine the bandits requesting for specific number of food items and even bargaining. This is a systematically organised crime.
“We, therefore, demand that these students be released without any further delay and in perfect condition of health,’’ he stated.
The cleric urged the state and Federal Government to do more in fulfilling their primary responsibility of securing lives and property.
According to him, the Baptist Church has been in the vanguard of providing quality education in the country and will not relent in doing so in spite of the antics of criminal gangs.
