Parents and Students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna state, on Thursday protested over the continued stay of 39 students of the college in bandits captivity.
The 39 students were abducted by bandits at about 11:30pm on Friday and are yet to be released by their captors.
The protesters converged at the school premises around 11:30am on Thursday, appealing to authorities to rescue their colleagues, as they displayed placards with inscriptions such as “Free Afaka 39 students”, “End Kidnapping”, “FCFM Students Say No to Kidnapping”, among others.
A parent who spoke to journalists said since the incident occurred a week ago, the state government and school authorities have not briefed them about efforts being made to rescue their children“. We are tired of waiting games,” he said.
“We don’t know the condition our children are in or what they are eating in the bush. So we are staging this protest for the government to help rescue them”.
