Bandits holding about 136 Almajiris in Niger State, have asked for N150 million instead of the N300 million they initially placed on the children.
The headmaster of the Islamiyya School (Islamic school) where the children were abducted, Alhassan Garba Abubakar, who reported the situation, said many of the pupils are also feeling sick. .
According to him, the bandits who had been demanding for N200 million said they would accept N150 million as ransom to release the abducted children.
The children were abducted on May 30, 2021 and have been in captivity for 16 days as at Tuesday, 15th June.
Niger State Government has insisted it would not pay any ransom for release of the children.
It also assured parents that plans were underway to rescue the children.