One of the six abducted Nigerian Law School students, David Obiorah, has dismissed claim by the police that they were responsible for his release and his five colleagues.
The students were abducted on Saturday, July 26, 2025, along the Benue-Taraba boundary while travelling from Anambra State to the Nigerian Law School campus in Yola, Adamawa State.
Upon their release almost a week after their abduction, the Benue State Police Command via a statement its Public Relations Officer Udeme Edet issued, credited the achievement of the students’ freedom to themselves.
That arrogation has drawn objection from Obiorah who told Punchng: “For the record, the Nigeria Police did not rescue us. The Nigerian Law School did not rescue us. Each of us paid N10m for our release.”
He also recounted the ordeals they endured in the kidnappers’ den, which he said is a small village, adding that the gang leader has the make-up of a soldier.
“They flogged us with tree stems. They served us rice made with palm oil. The rice resembled amala, mixed with red oil. It was horrible. We also drank muddy water.
“The women (in the village) cooked for us, but they only gave us food once a day. The same food they ate. The villagers were aware of everything that was happening. Whenever they brought us out, small children would look at us.
“Their leader, Matthew, looked like a soldier. We saw other villagers moving about normally. It was as if the entire community was complicit,” the publication quoted him as saying.
