Speaking in an interview with Brekete Family, Nazareth mentioned that he and about five of his colleagues were contemplating an escape plan however the bandits warned them of the dangers lurking in the bush. He said the bandits cautioned that escapees might be killed by wild animals, such as hyenas, which the students had indeed seen in the area. He said the bandits also told them that those who try to escape might die of hunger or get kidnapped by another group of bandits.