The kidnapped wife and child of Nasir Birnin-Yero, a reporter of Voice of America (VOA) in Kaduna have been freed.
They were kidnapped around 1:30am on Wednesday.
In the process, the gunmen killed an official of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), who rushed out to help the victims.
Birnin-Yero confirmed the release of his wife and child on Saturday.
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He said they were released around 9pm on Friday, at Sabon Birni, a village near Kaduna International airport.
“When the abductors contacted me they demanded N12 million as ransom for their release,” he said.
“The abductors told me they came to kidnap me but they didn’t find me, so if I want to see my family I must pay the money or I will never see them.
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“But we pleaded with them and they later agree to take N2 million which we paid before they were released.’’
He appealed to the government to summon more political will to stop the kidnap menace.
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