The nine students kidnapped along the East-West Road in Ughelli, Delta State, have been released.

Thelagostimes gathered that the students were freed barely 24 hours after abduction.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Edafe Bright, disclosed this on his X handle late Monday night.

He wrote: “All nine of the victims have regained their freedom pls.”

Channels Television had reported how the students were abducted on Monday.

The students were said to be travelling in a minibus before the abduction.

The PPRO had told Channels Television that the abductees “may have been students who were returning from their school in Calabar, Cross River State on Friday night.”

The bus driver was said to be unhurt, adding that the kidnappers hadn’t demanded ransom while the police operatives had swung into action.

“The command is aware of this ugly incident, and we are doing all it takes to ensure that they are rescued unhurt,” the state PPRO had earlier tweeted on his X handle earlier on Monday.