Abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State have been released by their abductors after 56 days in captivity.
The release of the remaining 29 students out of the initial 39 that were abducted on March 11, 2021, was confirmed by the Chairman of the forum of parents of the abducted students, Malam Abdullahi Usman on Wednesday.
He said: “Yes, they have been released. They are on their way from the forest where they have been kept for the past (over) 50 days.”
On March 11, 2021 bandits invaded the school located in Afaka along the Kaduna International Airport Road and abducted 39 students, demanding N500 million for their release.