Editor Of News Agency of Nigeria Regained Freedom from Kidnapper’s Custody after paying Ransom
According to him, his family had to pay an undisclosed amount as ransom to secure his release.
After paying an undisclosed amount as ransom, an Assistant Editor-in-Chief at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Gregory Maduakolam, who was kidnapped on Thursday, has regained his freedom.
He disclosed his freedom through calls to some of his colleagues, 11:51pm on Saturday.
According to him, his family had to pay an undisclosed amount as ransom to secure his release.
He said that he was manhandled by the hoodlums while in their custody.
Maduakolam, who was recently transferred from NAN Abuja to Owerri, said that he was ambushed by the hoodlums.
He said that he was kidnapped at Irete, near Owerri, where he had gone with a friend and a house agent to inspect an accommodation.
He narrated that the kidnappers seized his phone and used it to collect all the money in his bank account.
The now freed Maduaklom spent two days in captivity before his eventual release.
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