The abducted traditional ruler of Gurku chiefdom in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Alhaji Jibrin Waziri, has been released after a week in captivity.
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US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard stated this in a statement signed by her and entitled: “Celebrating Freedom and Diversity”.
The World Cup winner and his brother spent one month behind bars and another four detained in a luxury hotel in the capital Asuncion on bail.
The spokesperson of the Delta State Police Command, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, confirmed this to newsmen through a phone conversation on Tuesday in Warri.
Bola Longe, Commissioner of Police in the state, confirmed the release of the CAN chairman to newsmen on Sunday in Lafia.
Police Command in Enugu State said that the abducted former lawmaker in Enugu State House of Assembly, Ude Okoye, has regained freedom.
The Sokoto State Government has confirmed the release of three kidnapped victims from their captors as a result of ongoing negotiation between government and bandits in the state.
Abducted filmmaker, Salisu Muazu, and two others, have regained their freedom two days after being abducted by unknown gunmen, along the Kaduna-Jos road on Thursday.
Tens of thousands of people marched on Hong Kong’s parliament on Sunday to demand the scrapping of proposed extradition rules that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial – a move which some fear puts the city’s core freedom at risk.
The wife of Suleiman Abubakar, the Nasarawa State Chairman of the Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, and three other women abducted along Gudi-Keffi Road on Wednesday have regained their freedom.
The remaining four staff of Osun College of Technology, Esa-Oke, who were kidnapped on their way from work on Tuesday, have regained their freedom, according to the police.
In the letter for the request signed by HEDA’s Chairman, Olanrewaju Suraju, the Resource Center expressed serious concern over the recently revealed illegal allowances paid to members of parliament, especially the Senators.