Six students and two staff members of Nuhu-Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, Kaduna State, have regained their freedom. The freed students and staff members were kidnapped on June 11 when bandits stormed the school and staff quarters, while one of the students was killed during the attack. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the polytechnic, Abdullahi Shehu, said in a statement that the kidnapped students and staff members regained their freedom following negotiation with parents and relatives of the abductees and the bandits. Though he did not state how much ransom was paid before their freedom, he added that they had since joined their families. Six students, two staff members of Nuhu Bamalli Poly, Zaria, regain freedomSelfies, video calls and Chinese documentaries: The things you’ll meet onboard Lagos-Ibadan trainThe Lagos-Ibadan railway was inaugurated recently for a full paid operation by the Nigerian Railway Corporation after about a year of free test-run.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 09, 2021 11:59 UTC