15 More Abducted Bethel School Students Regain Freedom

Fifteen more abducted students of Bethel Baptist Secondary School in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state have regained their freedom.

Mohammed Jalige, spokesperson for the police command in the state, confirmed the release of the students.

Jalige, assistant superintendent of police, however, said the police were not in the picture of whether ransom was paid by the parents before the students’ release or not.

“We are not aware of that,” he said.

Bandits suspected to be kidnappers had on July 5 attacked the school and took away 121 students from their hostels.

The bandits released 28 of them on July 25, after a ransom was allegedly paid to the kidnappers. The rest managed to escape from the captors between July 22 and August 3.

The release of the 15 students brings the total number of those freed so far to 56 while 65 others are still in captivity.