 Bandits who abducted children of the Tanko Salihu Islamiyah School, Tegina in Niger State, have reduced the demanded ransom for their release to 150 million Naira. Also some of the 136 abducted pupils of the school are reported to have fallen sick in captivity. The headmaster of the Islamiyah School, Al-Hasan Abu Bakr, said the bandits have been demanding for 200 million Naira, but said they would accept 150 million Naira as ransom to release the abducted children. The kids were abducted on May 30th, 2021 and have been in captivity for 16 days as of Tuesday, June 15th.