Tag: Kaduna school abduction

Kidnapped Bethel student refuses to return, says he’s comfortable with bandits

Aminu Imam

The remaining kidnapped Bethel Baptist High School student who was held in the kidnappers’ den has allegedly refused to return to his family, saying he is now comfortable staying with the terrorists. However, the member of the Christian Association of Nigeria ( CAN) who took the ransom demanded by the terrorists was also kidnapped after he delivered the message to them. The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), in Kaduna State, Rev Joseph John Hayab, who is also the vice-chairman of CAN in the North and Abuja, had…

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Kaduna Schools Abduction: 6 months after, two more Bethel Baptist High School students regain freedom

Aminu Imam

Six months after kidnap, bandits have released two more Kaduna school students. The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), Kaduna State, Rev. John Hayab, who stated this yesterday, confirmed that 120 abducted students of the school, located in Kaduna State, have been freed by bandits so far. In a statement issued in Kaduna on Saturday, Rev. John Hayab recalled that in the early hours of July 5, 2021, bandits invaded the school located at Maraban Damishi, Chikun local government area of the State and kidnapped 121 students. He…

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70 abducted persons regain freedom in Kaduna

Aminu Imam

About 70 persons, including members of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kakau Daji, in Kaduna, who were kidnapped on Sunday, October, 31, 2021, have regained their freedom. Recall that 66 worshippers of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kakau Daji, were abducted during a Church service on Sunday, 31st October, 2021, but the abductors later shot five of their victims, killing three and injuring two. Rev. John Joseph Hayab, Kaduna State chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) told newsmen that another nine persons abducted were also released together with the 61 worshippers on…

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Kaduna: 10 more abducted Bethel Baptist students have regained freedom – CAN

Aminu Imam

…21 still held in captivity Another batch of 10 abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Maraban Damishi, in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State, have regained their freedom, bringing the total of those released to 100. The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), Kaduna State chapter, John Hayab, confirmed the release of the students to newsmen on Sunday, in Kaduna, adding that the students were freed on Saturday evening. “We are praying that the bandits will release 21 remaining students soon”, he said. Recall that in…

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Kaduna: Bandits release 15 Baptist Bethel School students after parents raise ransom

Aminu Imam

Bandits have released 15 out of the remaining students abducted from Bethel Baptist Secondary School, in Kaduna State. Picture caption: Parents of  abducted Bethel Baptist High School students wait for the arrival of some of the students released by their kidnappers, in Kaduna, Nigeria on July 25, 2021. (Reuters) The students were released by bandits after their parents were reportedly forced to pay an undisclosed ransom to free them. The State’s Commissioner for Internal security, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the release yesterday, but declined to comment on any ransom payment. The…

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Just In: Bandits release 15 Baptist Bethel students after ransom is paid

Aminu Imam

Bandits have released 15 students abducted from Bethel Baptist Secondary School, in Kaduna State. The chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), Rev. John Hayab, told the British Broadcasting Corporation,(BBC), Hausa Service, that the students were released on Saturday night after a ransom was paid. He, however, said there were still 65 children in the hands of the gunmen, while nearly 53 had escaped. On July 25, 28 of them were released. Details to follow…

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Parents of abducted Bethel Baptist Students lament as kidnappers demand N80m ransom

Aminu Imam

More anxiety has filled the hearts of parents of abducted Bethel Baptist High School students as their abductors have demanded N80million ransom and food from the parents. According to reports, some students of the school have regained their freedom while others ran away. Another was set free on health grounds while the others, numbering about 80, remain in captivity and in very worrisome conditions. It was also gathered that while about N60 million has been spent as ransom by parents in getting the release of some of the students, the…

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Bandits demand fresh N50 million ransom for remaining 83 Bethel Baptist students

Aminu Imam

Abductors of students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna, have asked for a fresh N50 million ransom for the remaining 83 students in their custody. About N100 million ransom is alleged to have been demanded by the bandits to be paid by the parents for the release of their children in batches from their captivity. A source said that the affected parents contributed N100 million for the release of the children, but the bandits ended up releasing only 28 students, promising that others would be released in batches. He…

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Bethel Baptist School: 28 freed, 90 still in bandits’ captivity

Aminu Imam

…Students reunite with parents Some of the 28 traumatised students citizens of Bethel Baptist Secondary, in Chikun local government area of Kaduna State, have been released by the rag-tag bandits and kidnappers after collecting the ransom they demanded. The Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), Kaduna State, Rev. John Hayab, confirmed the development to newsmen yesterday, in Kaduna. Recall that last week, two others had escaped from their abductors when they were sent to fetch firewood. About ninety of the victims are still held in captivity. Recall that…

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Kaduna: Bandits demand N60m ransom for 120 abducted Baptist students

Aminu Imam

Abductors of 121 students of Bethel Baptist High School, Kaduna have demanded a cumulative ransom of N60 million to free the remaining 120 abductees. The bandits said the ransom must be paid before the end of yesterday, Monday. The bandits had reportedly freed one of the students on medical condition.  One of the parents, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the church and parents were already working round the clock to raise the ransom. According to him: “Some amounts have been gathered but the church is trying to raise additional…

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