Twenty-six out of yet to be confirmed number of students kidnapped from Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna State have escaped from the hands of their bandits kidnappers.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State Chapter, Rev. John Hayab, who is also a member of the Baptist Church, made this known on Monday.
Hayab said that as of Friday, there were 180 boarding students in the Bethel Baptist High School.
He said that so far, 26 students had returned and that he was hopeful that more would escape from the bandits.
TNG reports suspected bandits on Monday kidnapped an unspecified number of students of Bethel Baptist High School in Damishi town of Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna State.
The bandits invaded the school at about 2 a.m.
The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in Kaduna, ASP Mohammed Jalije, who confirmed the incident, said 17 of the students had earlier been rescued.
He said that the exact number of students abducted by the bandits had yet to be ascertained, adding that details would be made public in due course.