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WSJ: Kidnapping Negotiator Gets His Biggest Test: Saving His Own Wife

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Abdullahi Tumburkai, 45, sits f...he 11th of March, 2021. NIGERIA

Abdullahi Tumburkai, 45, sits for a portrait in his home in Kaduna on Dec 17, 2021. Mr. Tumburkai negotiated for the release of his wife and other students that were kidnapped by armed bandits from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna State on the 11th of March, 2021. NIGERIA

A view of Kaduna metropolis on ... tertiary institutions. NIGERIA

A view of Kaduna metropolis on Dec 17, 2021. In the last few months, there has been an increase in kidnap for ransom by armed bandits in Kaduna state which is in north-western Nigeria,. The bandits have also targeted students in secondary schools and tertiary institutions. NIGERIA

A classroom which was converted...Kaduna on Dec 18, 2021. NIGERIA

A classroom which was converted to a prayer room by parents of some of the abducted students at Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna on Dec 18, 2021. NIGERIA

A school uniform is seen hangin...Kaduna on Dec 18, 2021. NIGERIA

A school uniform is seen hanging on the wall of an uncompleted building opposite the boys' hostel at Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna on Dec 18, 2021. NIGERIA

An empty dormitory with some st... for ransom by bandits. NIGERIA

An empty dormitory with some student items is seen in the boys hostel at Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna on Dec 18, 2021. The school is one of several schools in Kaduna where students have been kidnapped for ransom by bandits. NIGERIA

A student uniform hangs on a do... for ransom by bandits. NIGERIA

A student uniform hangs on a double bunk bed in an empty dormitory at the Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna on Dec 18, 2021. The school is one of several schools in Kaduna where students have been kidnapped for ransom by bandits. NIGERIA

Motorists drive past the signbo... for ransom by bandits. NIGERIA

Motorists drive past the signboard of Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna on Dec 18, 2021. The school is one of several schools in Kaduna where students have been kidnapped for ransom by bandits. NIGERIA

Victory sits for a portrait in ...r tertiary institution. NIGERIA

Victory sits for a portrait in her room in Kaduna on Dec 18, 2021. She was a first year national diploma student at the time she was kidnapped from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, in Kaduna State. After she was released from captivity, her father changed schools. She has since begun schooling in another tertiary institution. NIGERIA

Victory and Rejoice dress-up in...ated for their release. NIGERIA

Victory and Rejoice dress-up in their room as they prepare to go for a wedding in Kaduna on Dec 18, 2021 . The two sisters were among 37 students kidnapped from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, in Kaduna State. Mr. Tumburkai and their father were part of a committee that negotiated for their release. NIGERIA

Mr Sani, 48, sits for a portrai...ncluding his daughters. NIGERIA

Mr Sani, 48, sits for a portrait in his house in Kaduna on Dec 18, 2021. Mr Sani is a staff of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Kaduna. He was the only staff member whose children were kidnapped from the school by bandits. Mr Sani worked closely with Mr Tumburkai to negotiate for the release of the students including his daughters. NIGERIA

Motorists drive through a major road in Kaduna on Dec 17, 2021.

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WSJ: Kidnapping Negotiator Gets His Biggest Test: Saving His Own Wife

Copyright Etinosa Yvonne 2024

Updated Jan 2022

Location Kaduna

Topics Media

Summary

On assignment for The Wall Street Journal

Abdullahi Tumburkai volunteers to help bargain with kidnappers in what has become a crisis of abductions in Nigeria. One negotiation was especially harrowing.

A Kidnapping Negotiator Gets His Biggest Test: Saving His Own Wife
Abdullahi Tumburkai volunteers his time to help family, friends and neighbors bargain with kidnappers in what has become a crisis of abductions in Nigeria. One negotiation was especially harrowing.
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Abdullahi Tumburkai volunteers to help bargain with kidnappers in what has become a crisis of abductions in Nigeria. One negotiation was especially harrowing.

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