{"id":9639,"date":"2025-11-26T10:56:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T10:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=9639"},"modified":"2025-11-26T10:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T10:56:46","slug":"government-couldnt-free-the-girls-we-bargained-with-them-bandits-claim-in-new-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2025\/11\/26\/government-couldnt-free-the-girls-we-bargained-with-them-bandits-claim-in-new-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Government couldn\u2019t free the girls; we bargained with them,\u201d bandits claim in new video."},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a new video that surfaced online, the Nigerian government and the bandits who abducted the Kebbi schoolgirls negotiated and arrived at a deal before the girls were set free.<\/p>\n

Recall that some kidnapped students of Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State, were released on Tuesday, with the government claiming that no ransom was paid before their release.<\/p>\n

But a video has surfaced online revealing that the government had negotiated with the abductors before the girls were set free.<\/p>\n

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In the clip shared by @AM_Saleeem on X, one of the armed men is heard questioning the schoolgirls about military aircraft that flew over the forest during their captivity.<\/p>\n

He asks how many jets passed above them, and the girls respond, \u201cuncountable.\u201d<\/p>\n

The kidnapper then boasts that the authorities could not rescue the students by force and had to negotiate. The abductors also asked the girls about their condition in captivity.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid we leave you hungry?\u201d one bandit asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d the girls replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cWere you assaulted in any way?\u201d he asked again.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d they answered.<\/p>\n

Another kidnapper told them, \u201cWe will take you back home safe to your parents. We are doing this based on peace deals.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also mocked the government again, asking, \u201cHow many helicopters did you see hover around?\u201d The students replied that they could not count them.<\/p>\n

At the end of the video, one of the abductors declared, \u201cWe are letting you go after negotiations. Your government cannot rescue you with might. Your government has failed.\u201d<\/p>\n

The footage appeared shortly after Kebbi State governor, Nasir Idris and the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, announced that all abducted students had been freed.<\/p>\n

The girls, who were kidnapped after armed men stormed their school and killed the vice-principal, were later seen smiling inside a bus as officials prepared to transport them to Birnin Kebbi, the state capital.<\/p>\n

Authorities have said the students will be handed over to their parents today (Wednesday).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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