The Aide of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, Mr. John Mamman has regained his freedom from the hands of his abductors.
According to The Punch Newspaper, the Special Adviser on Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development was freed on Tuesday Night.
Mr Mamman was kidnapped on Saturday evening in his house at Dari in Kokona Local Government Area of the state.
The kidnappers, who stormed the house and shot sporadically into the air scaring people in and around the house, before they whisked him away.
However, luck ran out of one of the suspected kidnappers as he was nabbed by some members of the community and handed over to the Police.
The source said the kidnappers had earlier demanded the sum of N150m, but later settled for N20m Monday evening.
It is, however, unclear if any ransom was paid for the special adviser’s release.
The Police Public Relation Officer, ASP Ramhan Nansel, confirmed the incident on Wednesday morning in Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital.
