The PUNCH on Wednesday reported that the bandits had contacted the school management and confirmed that they were holding 121 students of the school. Recall that bandits in the early hours of Monday invaded the Bethel Baptist High School, Maraban Rido along Kaduna-Kachia road and abducted 121 students. On Tuesday, the Proprietor of the school and President of the Kaduna State Baptist Conference, Rev. Ishaya Jangado, told journalists that the bandits had contacted the school management and confirmed that they were holding 121 students. Israel Akanji, on Wednesday said the church would not encourage payment of ransom for the abducted students of Bethel Baptist School, Kaduna.

Source: Punch July 07, 2021 23:48 UTC