Boko Haram on Thursday released a video showing that it has custody of the students abducted from a government secondary school in Kankara, Katsina State, Humangle reported.
In the six-minute-and-30-second footage, tens of young boys could be seen all covered in dust and appearing to be within a forest area.
The Boko Haram video showed one of the abducted schoolboys pleading for the scrapping of vigilante groups in Katsina and the closure of all schools excluding Islamic schools. The boy is believed to have been forced by the kidnappers to make the statement.
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While the boy spoke, a voice believed to be from one of the abductors interjected saying that all the students are in good health, assuring the governor of Katsina State that the boys are safe.
In the video, the boy pleaded with the Nigerian government to recall all the soldiers trying to rescue them from the terrorists.
“The soldiers cannot do anything to them, I swear, stop sending even the fighter jet here,” the boy said, crying and calling for help.
Other boys in the video were also seen and heard pleading from the background.
