“The bandits demanded hundreds of millions of naira, but later scaled down their demands to N60 million, reducing it to N500,000 per Student.
“We (parents) have gathered some amounts, but the Church is trying to raise the remaining money to meet up with the demands of the bandits.”
Also, a brother to one of the kidnapped Students, Jesse Peter, said: “The bandits called us on Saturday, and said we should raise N500,000 for each of the 120 students remaining with them in the bush. They gave us till Sunday morning to pay the money, before shifting the ultimatum to Sunday evening. We have yet to pay, and the time they gave us has elapsed, and they have not communicated with us since then.
“The parents are still shocked about the whole thing. As for us, we do not have such money anywhere. We have resorted to prayers.”