The kidnappers of six female students and two staff of Engravers College, Kakau Daji, Chikun local government area of Kaduna state, have increased the ransom demanded to N80 million.
The bandits, who had earlier demanded a ransom of N50 million are now insisting that all the captives must pay N10 million each to regain freedom.
The girls, alongside the vice principal of the school and the matron, were kidnapped around 12:10 am on Thursday.
An official of the school who is involved in the bargain for the victims’ freedom, said the kidnappers discarded the initial arrangement after listening to reports of the kidnapping on the radio.
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, had said efforts were in place to secure the release of the victims.
