Fear Grip Parents Over Fate Of four Bethel Students Still in Bandits’ den

Fear grip Parents and guardians of Bethel Baptist high school, Kaduna over the fate of the remaining four of the 121 kidnapped student who are still being held by the bandits who kidnapped them.

Recall that the 121 students were abducted from their hostel located in Mararaba area of Kaduna on Monday, July 15, 2021.

After much appeals and bargain for ransom with the suspected bandits, by parents of the abducted students and the school management, their abductors promised to release them in batches.

On July 24, 2021, 28 of 121 kidnapped students were released after payment of an undisclosed amount of money as ransom.

On July 12, 2021, the Kaduna police command said it had recovered about three students of Bethel Baptist School wandering about in the bush around 1540hours.

Kidnappers, again went into a fresh negotiation with parents of the remaining students in their captivity. On August 22, 2021, another set of 15 was released after the payment of another undisclosed amount for ransom.

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While 10 students were released on September 12, 2021, another 10 were released on September 27, 2021 after payment of an undisclosed amount to the bandits.

When the ransom to free the remaining students was paid, only 5 were released on October 5, 2021, leaving the remaining 4 students in the kidnapper’s den.

Vice-Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), Rev. Joseph Hayab who was at the forefront of the matter, pleading with bandits, urged them to release the remaining four students who have now spent 124 days in captivity.