Fifteen of the remaining abducted students of Bethel Baptist Secondary School in Damishi town of  Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state have regained their freedom.

Although the government or security agencies are yet to confirm the development, chairman of the Kaduna State chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria, Joseph Hayab, confirmed their release.  The 15 students were released on Sunday after an undisclosed amount of money was paid as ransom  to the bandits.

Bandits suspected to be kidnappers had on July 5 attacked the school and took away 121 students from their hostels.

The bandits released 28 of them on July 25, after a ransom was allegedly paid to them. The rest managed to escape from the captors between July 22 and August 3.

The release of the 15 students brings the total number of those freed so far to 56 while 65 others are still in captivity.