Driver of Adamawa United Football Club who was kidnapped last weekend has finally regain his freedom.
According to TheNation, the victim, Kabiru Mohammed was released around 11.30pm on Wednesday, February, 24.
He was reportedly kidnapped along Benin-Ore-Lagos road when the team bus was attacked by gunmen on Saturday, February 20, at round 6.30am, along the Benin-Ore-Lagos highway.
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The gunmen were said to have taken money and phones from players and officials of the team before abducting the driver.
The football team had been on their way for a football clash with MFM Football Club in Lagos state, on a week 11 Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) fixture.
Following the kidnap of the driver, the abductors demanded a ransom of N50 million.
Permanent Secretary of the Adamawa State Ministry of Youths and Sports, Alhaji Aliyu Jada, confirmed to the publication that the freed driver was on his way back to Yola.
He said;
I spoke with him, he was very coherent, he is on his way back (towards Yola) now.
Jada, who had been negotiating the terms of release of the driver, however did not disclose how much was finally paid as ransom to secure his release.
