Public Relations Officer of the Polytechnic, Abdullahi Shehu said they were released at an undisclosed location in  Kaduna.

Shehu told Channels TV that the kidnapped students and staff members regained their freedom after their parents and relatives negotiated with the bandits. The institution’s spokesperson who did not say specifically if any ransom was paid or not, said the school authorities will receive the students later in the day at a location where they were kept after their release