Kidnap: Bandits affirm that abducted Bethel Baptist kids are doing fine

The gunmen who kidnapped kids from Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna on Monday, July 5, 2021, have called to say that all of the children are safe and sound.

“Today, by the grace of God, we had a call from the bandits and they assured us that our children are well and doing okay,” Rev. Yahaya Adamu Jangado, President of the Kaduna Baptist Conference and proprietor of Bethel Baptist High School in Kaduna, said in a statement.

‘In fact, we had the privilege of speaking with a few of them” he added

He added, “They (students) counted themselves in the jungle and they
gave us information that they are 121 and when we put the number
together with what we have recovered, we discovered that the number is
exactly the same with the number of students we have in the hostel.”

According to Rev. Yahaya Jangado, the total number of students retrieved at the school on Monday was 28, and none of them was abducted.

He praised the security authorities for responding quickly to the school after getting a distress call that robbers had stormed it, but he lamented that two of the troops were killed in the exchange of fire between the military and the criminals.

He expressed gratitude to the parents for their patience, understanding, and composure, and asked for their support during this difficult time, promising them that the administration will do all necessary to bring their children back.