By our reporter/ Bandits on Friday released another 32 students out of the 63 remaining abducted students of Bethel Baptist school in Chikun Local Government area of Kaduna State.
A top official of the school who confirmed the development said the freed students have been handed over to their parents.
The bandits had on July 5 attacked the school and took away 121 students from their hostels.
28 of the the students were released on July 25, after a ransom was allegedly paid to the kidnappers.
On August 22, 15 more of the students were released by their captors.
At least 90 of the students have now regained their freedom while 31 remain in captivity.
Earlier on Friday students of Tegina Islamiyya school in Niger state who had spent over three months in captivity and those from the school of Agriculture in Zamfara state who were abducted 12 days ago from their institution were freed by the bandits who abducted them.
Kidnapping for ransom has become common in Kaduna as well as other states in the North-West and North-Central as armed men increasingly become emboldened.
In the last year, bandits have attacked many communities in the regions, abducting scores and killing others.
During the period, several schools have come under attack with over 1,000 students kidnapped.
Most of the victims have since returned after their families paid ransom to the gunmen, but some are still in captivity.
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