The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Rev John Hayab, on Monday announced that 26 of the abducted students from Bethel Secondary School, Kaduna, have returned.
The CAN Chairman on Monday expressed hope that more of the abducted students will escape from the bandits.
Meanwhile, the spokesman of the state police command, ASP Mohammed Jalije, has noted that 17 of the abducted students have been rescued.
Jalije said that the exact number of students kidnapped by the bandits during the early hours of Monday was yet to be ascertained.
The security guard in the school, Daniel Muhuta, while speaking on the development said, “I escaped narrowly. They came around 1.00 am and started shooting. I was at the back of the school domentary when I heard shooting and decided to pin down.”
The school is located in Damishi town of Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna State.
This article was originally published on Nigeria News