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Mr Kabiru Mohammed, the driver of the Adamawa United Football Club bus who was kidnapped last weekend, has been released by his captors.
While it was gathered that the driver was released around 11.30 pm on Wednesday, other sources claim he was released on Thursday morning.
The Street Journal had earlier reported that the Adamawa United FC driver was kidnapped along the Benin-Ore-Lagos road when the bus was attacked by gunmen who jumped on them from the bush.
The gunmen were said to have taken the money and phones of players and officials of the team and abducted the driver whom they held and demanded N50 million as ransom.
The permanent secretary, Ministry of Sports, Abubakar Jada disclosed the development to our correspondent in Yola on Tuesday.
The gunmen had attacked the premiership side players in Benin along Benin-Ore Express Way on Friday, dispossessing them of their belongings before whisking away the driver in to the bush.
Jada noted that following intense negotiation, the gang kept reducing the ransom gradually from the initial N50 million to N10 million on Monday and then N1 million on Tuesday.
The official who noted that officials worked round the clock to ensure release of the driver, expressed optimism that the victim would soon enjoy freedom.
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Adamawa United Football Club driver, Alhaji Kabiru has been kidnapped while a ransom of N50m has been demanded for his release.
The players were attacked on Friday by gun men on the outskirt of Benin along Benin-Ore Express Way on their way to Lagos for the Nigeria Professional Football League Match Day 11 clash with MFM FC scheduled for today.
The Vice chairman of the club, Abdullahi Abdulkadir told our reporter that the kidnappers had contacted him early morning on Saturday, threatening to kill the driver, if ransom was not paid.
“The kidnappers contacted me this morning around 6 am, asking for N50 m or they kill the driver”, he stated.