The nine French students of the French Department of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) have been released by their kidnappers.
The Chief Security Officer of the institution, Ashiru Zango, confirmed the news to an online news platform, PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday Morning.
“Yes, they have been released but I’m waiting to get the full details from their HOD who is in charge of the negotiations,” he said.
Mr Zango did not, however, state if any ransom was paid to secure their release.
Another newspaper, News Express, reported that the students were released Saturday night after a million naira was paid as ransom for each of them.
The students were kidnapped on Sunday on the Kaduna-Abuja highway have placed a N30m ransom on each of their victims.
A student, Precious Owunna, who first broke the news of the kidnap, disclosed this on her twitter handle on Monday night.
