By Gabriel Atumeyi
365Daily– 28 abducted students of Bethel Baptist Academy have been released by bandits who had invaded their school along Kaduna-Kachia road in Chikun Local Government Area of the state.
Chairman of Kaduna Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. John Hayab, said about 80 students were still being held captive by the bandits.
Two of the students had earlier escaped while the bandits released one on health ground.
The gunmen had invaded the school on July 5, 2021, and demanded N500,000 for each of the students, after an initial demand for N100m.
The Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) had approached some of its churches in order to raise the ransom demanded by bandits for their release.
On Wednesday, the President of the NBC, Revd. Israel Akanji, said although the convention was opposed to the payment of ransom for freedom, “we have been boxed in, we have been given no option but to look for ways to rescue the children.”
Confirming the development, the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, said the students had been taken to a medical facility.