Government could not rescue schoolgirls, they negotiated with us – Bandits reveal in new video

A new video has surfaced showing that the Nigerian government and the bandits who abducted the Kebbi schoolgirls negotiated and arrived at a deal before the girls were set free.

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.

But a video has surfaced online revealing that the government had negotiated with the abductors before the girls were set free.

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.

He asks how many jets passed above them, and the girls respond, “uncountable.

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.

“Did we leave you hungry?” one bandit asked.

Were you assaulted in any way?” he asked again.

“No,” they answered.

Another kidnapper told them, “We will take you back home safe to your parents, we are doing this based on peace deals.”