Abducted Pikin Papa Tell BBC Him Feel Helpless As Him Watch Mass Kidnapping

Father of abducted pikin tell BBC say him feel powerless as gunmen for motorbike carry plenty children, including him own pikin, after dem storm Catholic boarding school for northern Nigeria early Friday morning. Theo, wey na name wey dem change for safety, talk say him dey sleep when noise of gunmen wake am as dem dey carry children from St Mary’s school for Papiri village, Niger State. Him talk say, “Dem dey carry di children for foot like shepherd dey control him flock. Some children dey fall, dem go dey kick dem make dem stand up. Di gunmen get about 50 motorbikes as dem dey control dem.” Theo talk say even if him wan help, e no fit, so him just call police but by di time dem reach, e don too late. Christian Association of Nigeria report say 303 students plus 12 staff dem abduct, while 50 children manage escape return family dem.
Theo also talk for dormitory wey him pikin dey sleep say him no fit do anything to stop di abduction. Police talk say na only small children dem sabi escape dat night. Niger State Governor, Umar Bago, however claim say di number wey dem dey talk don exaggerate, e talk say e “far, far below” 303. Governor blame school management for still dey run school even after threats from unknown gunmen four years ago and again two months back. E add say di schools for dat area don close for four years, so e shock sey school still dey open. Bago still insist say di attack na only “scare” and all students go rescue sooner or later.