August 28, (THEWILL) – Bandits have released another set of 32 students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna, who have spent 52 days in captivity, with 31 others still held hostage.
They were released on Friday evening after an undisclosed amount of money was paid.
Chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigerian (CAN), Rev. Joseph Hayab, who confirmed the development, said, “32 of the 63 students have been released this evening and have been reunited with their parents. We still have 31 being held by the bandits.”
The released 32 students came a week after a batch of 15 were released on Saturday last week and reunited with their parents.
The bandits had on July 5, invaded the school, located some few kilometres away from Kaduna metropolis and abducted 121 students.
So far, 90 of the students had regained freedom, remaining 31 in captivity.
Sources said the parents spent some N200 million as ransom for the release of the students as demanded for batches of students released.
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