September 27, (THEWILL) – Bandits have released another set of 10 of the remaining 21 abducted students of the Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna.
Chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Joseph Hayab, said the 10 students were released on Sunday afternoon and were reunited with their parents.
Hayab expressed hope that the remaining 11 students would soon be released.
“Ten more students of Baptist High School were released this afternoon. We have 11 now with bandits. Thanking all Nigerians for their prayers and support. Trusting God that the rest will be released very soon”, he said.
On July 5, bandits invaded the school located about 6 kilometers away from Kaduna metropolis and abducted 121 students.
The students have since been released in batches by the bandits.
So far, four batches of students, totaling 110 had been released, including those, who escaped from captivity.
Parents of the students were said to have paid a total of over N200 million as ransom to the bandits.
The bandits were said to have demanded and collected fresh ransom for each batch of students released.
Three suspects arrested in connection with the abduction of the students were recently paraded by the Force Headquarters of the Nigerian police in Abuja.
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