Sunday Katung, senator representing Kaduna south senatorial district, has offered scholarships to five victims of the 2021 Bethel Baptist High School abduction in the state.
Katung made the announcement at a fundraising event
organised by the Kaduna Baptist Conference for the rebuilding of the school.
The senator pledged to cover the tuition fees of the
students to the university through his foundation, the Sunday Marshall
Education Foundation.
“My foundation will take full responsibility for their
education from now until they graduate,” he said.
Other students abducted during the incident have reportedly
graduated.
On July 5, 2021, bandits stormed the school and abducted 121
students.
The victims were released in batches, with the first group
of 28 freed on July 25, after a ransom of N100 million was paid.
The bandits later demanded an additional N80 million for the
remaining students.
Due to security concerns, the school was temporarily
relocated to Kaduna metropolis.
By January 2022, Joseph Hayab, the Christian Association of
Nigeria (CAN) chairman for Kaduna, confirmed that 120 of the students had been
released.
Treasure Ayuba, the last victim, managed to escape captivity
on November 2, 2023.
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