The bandits operating in northern Kaduna State on Saturday freed 65 members of the Baptist Church and some others they kidnapped on October 31 when they invaded the Emmanuel Baptist Church, Kakau Daji in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state.
Two of the captives were said to have been killed a few days after they were kidnapped.
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, who announced the release of the kidnapped victims, said that they were handed over to the state government by the military for an onward reunion with their families.
He said that the victims were taken to the hospital by the military for a post-trauma evaluation after their release.
Although the Commissioner was silent on the issue of ransom, but local media reports said that some relatives of the victims confirmed that ransom was paid to the kidnappers before the victims were released.
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