The Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria on Monday explained how it secured the release of a Bethel Baptist High School student.
The Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria in Kaduna State and its Vice Chairman , Joseph John Hayab, in an interview with one of our correspondents, said after the release of 28 students of the school on Sunday, four more escaped from the bandits.
Hayab, however, said one of the four fell into the hand of a bandit, who held him captive and demanded N130,000 as a ransom. The Chairman said the bandit was given N130,000, a telephone and SIM card before the student was released. Recall that 28 students of the Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state were released on Sunday after spending 20 days in bandits’ den and payment of N50m.The President of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, Rev Israel Akanji, said the hoodlums were still holding 87 students.
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