Another batch of 10 abducted students of the Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna, have been released by bandits after 81 days in captivity.
Eleven of the abducted students are still bring held in captivity.
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 the 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,” Hayab said in a WhatsApp message.
On July 5, bandits had invaded the school located about six kilometres away from Kaduna metropolis and abducted 121 students.
110 abducted students had been released.
This figure included those who escaped from captivity.
The parents of the students were said to have paid a sum of over N200 million as ransom to the bandits for their freedom.
Three suspects wete recently arrested in connection with the abduction of the students.
They were paraded in Abuja by the Force Headquarters of the Nigerian police.
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