The Greenfield University kidnapping took place on 20 April 2021, when at least 20 students and 2 staff were
kidnapped
Kidnapped may refer to:
* subject to the crime of kidnapping
Literature
* ''Kidnapped'' (novel), an 1886 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson
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in Kasarami village,
Chikun
Chikun is a Local Government Area in central Kaduna State, Nigeria. It has an area of 4,466 km, and had a population of 372,272 as at the 2006 census. Its headquarters is in the town of Kujama. The postal code of the area is 2438000.
Boundari ...
LGA,
Kaduna State
Kaduna State ( ha, Jihar Kaduna جىِهَر كَدُنا; ff, Leydi Kaduna, script=Latn, ; kcg, Sitet Kaduna) is a state in northern Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna which happened to be the 8th largest city in ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
, during an attack by suspected armed bandits at
Greenfield University
Greenfield University is a private university in Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a countr ...
. The remaining 14 students were released on 29 May 2021 after one month in captivity. This is Nigeria's fourth kidnapping from an academic institution in 2021, and the fifth since December 2020, coming five weeks and six days after the
Afaka kidnapping, in which 39 students were abducted.
Background
The attack occurred at 8:15 pm local time on 20 April 2021 at
Greenfield University
Greenfield University is a private university in Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a countr ...
. Police authorities confirmed the abduction and said that the suspected armed bandits infiltrated the institution in large numbers and abducted the students, while killing one member of staff. The kidnappers demanded ₦800 million ransom.
Executions
On 23 April 2021, the kidnappers killed three students in their captivity. The bodies of the dead students were found in Kwanan Bature village, a location close to the university.
On 26 April 2021, two more kidnapped students of the university were killed.
Releases
On 1 May 2021 one of the abducted students was released by the bandits, the release was said to have been made after his parents paid an undisclosed ransom
On 29 May 2021, after 40 days in captivity the remaining 14 students were freed. Their parents also said they paid a ransom of ₦150 million and eight brand new motorcycles to the bandits.
See also
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Kidnapping in Nigeria
Kidnapping is a major problem in Nigeria in the early 21st century. Kidnapping by bandits and insurgents is among the biggest organised or gang crime in Nigeria and is a national security challenge.
History
Kidnapping is seen as a lucrative ...
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Afaka kidnapping
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Kagara kidnapping
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Kankara kidnapping
During the evening of 11 December 2020, over 300 pupils were kidnapped from a boys' secondary boarding school on the outskirts of Kankara, Katsina State, northern Nigeria. A gang of gunmen on motorcycles attacked the Government Science Secondar ...
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Makurdi kidnapping
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Zamfara kidnapping
The Zamfara kidnapping (or Jangebe kidnapping) was the abduction of 279 female students aged between 10 and 17 during a raid by armed bandits on 26 February 2021. The kidnapping occurred at the Government Girls Science Secondary School, a board ...
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Kidnappings in Nigeria
Mass kidnappings of the 2020s
Violent non-state actor incidents in Nigeria
Mass murder in 2021