Kidnappers release Nasarawa council boss after ‘payment of N10m ransom’

The abducted chairman of Akwanga Local Council in Nasarawa State, Safiyanu Isah Andaha, has regained freedom after reported payment of a ransom.

The Guardian learnt that Isah was released at about 9:00 p.m., on Tuesday, alongside his friend, Adamu Custom, and two others.
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They were kidnapped along Akwanga-Andaha road on Monday night.

A family member, who pleaded anonymity, said: “They were released at about 9:00 p.m., behind Maigwona filling station, at Bayan Dutse road, and N10 million was paid as ransom.

“The chairman told us that the kidnappers were Fulani; ‘small small boys’ that kept moving them around bush paths.

“The victims have since been taken to the Federal Medical Centre in Keffi for checks.”