The abducted German archaeologist, Prof. Peter Breunig, and his research assistant, Johannes Buringer, have been freed.
This was contained in a statement by Samuel Aruwan, the Special Assistant to the Kaduna State Governor on Media and Publicity, issued on Sunday in Kaduna.
Aruwan said Governor Nasir El-Rufai had expressed delight and commended the security agencies for their efforts in securing the release of the Germans.
The Germans were kidnapped on February 22 at an archeological excavation site in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
They have been working at the Nok Archeology Centre Kagoro in the last 10 years.
Two persons were killed during the incident.
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