BANDITS RELEASE FOUR MORE FROM THE KIDNAPPED BETHEL BAPTIST SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
By Borderless Media
Bethel Baptist secondary school officials on Monday said the four students were released from the forest last night where they were held captive by their abductors, added to the number of those released, the latest development, therefore, brings the total number of the rescued students to 38 out of the 121 that were abducted by bandits on July 5th. The students were found inside the Tsoho Gaya Forest in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state in the early hours of Sunday.
The students seems to be released in batches, on Sunday 28 more abducted students of the school also regained their freedom.
As it stands eighty-three other students are still in the custody of the kidnappers inside the forest, with their parents and the school management praying fervently for their safe return.
It is not clear whether the bandits released them for ransom or they were rescued by security operatives or escaped by themselves.
Three of the students were rescued by police operatives some days ago at a location also in Chikun Local Government Area and were later taken to a police medical facility for medical checks.
The bandits, who stormed their school on July 8, later demanded a ransom of ₦60million for the release of the students.
