From L-R: Yusuf Ibrahim, Dr Solomon M. Yusuf and Haruna Dashe [their driver].
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Three Staff members of University of Maiduguri, in Nigeria, comprising of two lecturers – ‘Yusuf Ibrahim, Dr ‘Solomon M. Yusuf,’ and their driver, ‘Haruna Dashe’ who were kidnapped on July 25, 2017 by Boko Haram group, were videoed pleading with the Nigerian Acting President ‘Yemi Osinbajo’ to try to meet with the demand of the insurgents so that they would be released as soon as possible.
According to sources, the men were kidnapped by the Boko Haram faction led by ‘Abu Mus’ab Al-Barnawi. Appealing for help, here’s what one of the abducted men said in the video posted by Daily Nigerian:
“They have promised us that if their demands were met, they will release us immediately to go back to the work we were doing.
“We were caught doing the work of exploration of acquiring gravity, magnetic, and soil geochemistry for exploration in the Nigerian sector of the Chad Basin, which will boost the economy of the nation.
“We were caught in the line of our service. I want to call the attention of the acting president that we have seen the route we took up to this position where we are currently recording this video.
“I want to advise that the use of excessive force is not the solution.
“We want to call on the federal government to meet these demands as (they) promised to release us,”
Many university lecturers were killed when the insurgents ambushed them at the site of oil exploration in the north forcing the Nigerian National Petroleum Commission to suspend the exploration.
