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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.
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The abductors demanded a ransom of ₦50 million for the Adamawa United bus driver to be released.
Permanent Secretary of Adamawa State Ministry of Youth and Sports, Aliyu Abubakar Jada, has revealed Mohammed was released on Wednesday night after ₦1 million was paid to the kidnappers.
“Kabiru was released late yesterday night after the ransom was paid along the Benin-Ore Expressway, where he was kidnapped,” Jada told Punch.
“We sent representatives to pick him up. After the abductors counted the money, they released him to his relatives, but that was after so much delay to ensure that there was no security personnel around.