The remaining students and staff of Greenfield University, Kaduna State who were abducted in April have been released.
Thirteen students and staff were released to their at a hotel around Command junction in Chikun local government area of Kaduna metropolis.
Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna State, confirmed this development in a statement on Saturday night.
The students and staff have been in captivity since April 20, 2021.
“The kidnapped students of the Greenfield University who had been held hostage by armed bandits, have been released by their abductors.” This was reported to the Kaduna State Government by security agencies,” Aruwan said.
“According to the reports, at about 2:00PM today, Saturday, the hostages were found released along the Kaduna-Abuja road.”
“Fourteen persons were released in total, comprising students and staff.”
“It would be recalled that they were abducted by armed bandits in April and had been in captivity since then. Five students were gruesomely killed by the bandits in the period.”
“Governor Nasir el-Rufai welcomed the news of the students’ release, and conveyed solace and encouragement to them following their harrowing ordeal.” “He assured them that the bitterness of the last few weeks, now over, would set the backdrop for positive achievements in their lives, as he wished them well for the future.”
It would be recalled that the gunmen invaded the Greenfield University campus located at Kasarami village along Kaduna-Abuja highway on 20th April 2021 and abducted the students and staff.
Shortly after, the gunmen killed five of the students after the parents, school management and government failed to raise the N800m ransom they demanded.
