Six students and two staff members of Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic in Zaria Kaduna State, who were kidnapped on June 10, by bandits have regained their freedom.

Their release was conveyed by the Public Relations Officer of the Polytechnic, Abdullahi Shehu, saying they were released at an undisclosed location in Kaduna. They were said to have been released after parents and relatives negotiated with the bandits.

He also added that the school authorities will receive the students later in the day at a location where they were kept after their release.