15 More Abducted Bethel School Students Regain Freedo

   

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

    Although the government or security agencies are yet to confirm the development, a source in the school told Channels Television that the 15 students were released on Sunday after a ransom was paid to the bandits. Bandits suspected to be kidnappers had on July 5 attacked the school and took away 121 students from their hostels.

   One of the affected students hugs his mum after regaining his freedom from the bandits in Kaduna State. 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. Kidnapping for ransom has become common in Kaduna as well as other states in the North-West and North-Central as armed men increasingly become emboldened.

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