The institution’s Public Relations Officer, Malam Abdullahi Shehu, made the disclosure in Zaria in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria ((NAN). xShehu said that the two lecturers and six students regained freedom on Thursday night and had been reunited with their families after spending 31-day in captivity. NAN reports that some gunmen attacked the polytechnic on June 10 and took away some lecturers and students. Shehu declined comment on payment of ransom for the release of the lecturers and students, but told NAN that their families dialogued with their kidnappers before their release. He assured students and the general public of improved security in the institution.

Source: The Guardian July 09, 2021 12:33 UTC