The 27 students and three teachers of the Government Science College, Kagara with their 12 family members abducted by gunmen have been released and are currently in Minna, Niger state capital.
They were released in the early hours of Saturday in Madaka area of Rafi local government area of Niger state.
Some of the parents of the students are also on their way to Minna as they said they were told that their children have been released.
The boys and others freed by the bandits were taken to the government hotel known as NSDC Suites, opposite Government House for refreshment.