Five of the 39 students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka in Kaduna State, abducted by bandits have been released by their captors.
The students were abducted by bandits on March 11, 2021.
The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement.
He said “the Nigerian military has informed the Kaduna State government that five of the many kidnapped students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna were recovered this afternoon and are presently in a military facility where they are undergoing a thorough medical check-up.
“The Kaduna State government will provide updates on further operational feedback to be received on this case,” the statement read.”