"I Will Never Compromise With Terrorists", Says El-Rufai

Kaduna State Governor Malam Nasir El-Tufa'i has said he would never compromise with the gunmen who kidnapped 39 students in Kaduna State.

He said, "how can you take money and give it to a terrorist who will use it to buy weapons that will also be used against you".

Last week, 39 students were abducted by terrorists and demanded a ransom of 500 million naira from Kaduna State Government.

The governor had said last month that he would never reconcile with any armed robber for ransom.

The northern Nigerian state of Kaduna has been rocked by a spate of kidnappings in recent weeks, with two weeks ago raiding an airport staff area in Kaduna abducting 11 people and their whereabouts are still unknown.