The 27 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, who were kidnapped have regained their freedom
The students, who were received by Kaduna Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan and Commissioner of Police, Umar Muri, were accompanied to the Police Headquarters by an ambulance.
According to The Nation, the students conveyed in two 18- seater buses were looking very unkempt, emaciated and in bad state of health.
The students were taken to an undisclosed hospital within the state capital.
It was observed that while they were being received at the Police Headquarters, one of the students, a lady who could barely walk, developed complications and had to be rushed to the hospital ahead of others.
Aruwan, in a brief address at the reception, confirmed the students needed urgent medical attention, stating such detailed briefing about the students’ release will be given on Thursday.
According to him: “Yes we can confirm that the students have been released as you can see but details will be made available on their release tomorrow. They will be taken for proper medical check up now.”
The freed students were among the 37 others abducted from the school premises by suspected bandits on March 11 from their hostels.
The release of the students came hours after their parents protested at the National assembly in Abuja.
WITHIN NIGERIA recall armed bandits in large numbers attacked the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Igabi local government area of Kaduna State around 11:30 pm and kidnapped several students and staff.
The armed bandits broke into the institution by breaching a perimeter fence. They then encroached about 600 meters to attack the first facility.