Two Kidnapped Kaduna Nurses Freed After 80 Days In Captivity, N10.5M Ransom Payment

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July 12, 2021

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After spending 80 days in captivity, the two nurses of Idon General Hospital in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna State, who were abducted by bandits, have regained freedom.

One of the family members of a victim, name withheld, confirmed their release to journalists on Sunday.

It would be recalled the two unfortunate nurses were kidnapped on April 22, 2021 while on night duty at the General Hospital, Kajuru.

A credible source disclosed that the bandits collected the sum of N10.5 million, two motorcycles, five mobile phones and airtime worth N6,000 as ransom on their victims.

“We received the good news today, Saturday, 10th July, 2021 that they have been released at Idon but we’re yet to receive them into the family,” the source stated.

According to sources, the nurses were released on Sunday around 7:00 pm on Saturday.

By Jibrin Miachi (the New Diplomat's Northern Bureau)

'Dotun Akintomide's journalism works intersect business, environment, politics and developmental issues. Among a number of local and international publications, his work has appeared in the New York Times. He's a winner of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Award. Currently, the Online Editor at The New Diplomat, Akintomide has produced reports that uniquely spoke to Nigeria's experience on Climate Change issues. When Akintomide is not writing, volunteering or working on a media project, you can find him seeing beautiful sites like the sandy beaches that bedecked the Lagos coastline.

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