Two members of the National Youth Service Corps NYSC and four other Benue residents who were kidnapped in Zamfara State recently regained their freedom.
In a statement issued on Wednesday morning by Jimin Geoffrey, the Social media aide to Governor Samuel Ortom, the development followed the collaborative efforts of the state government, Benue Links management, and the families of victims.
NYSC members Jennifer Awashima Iorliam and Joseph Zakaa were kidnapped on their way to Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State.
Others include Sedoo Kondo, a student at Usman Dan Fodio University in Sokoto, Ruth Sesuur Tsokar, who was visiting a relative in Kebbi, and two brothers, Muhammadu Saminu and Safiam Muhammadu, who were traveling to Sokoto State with the corps members in a Benue Links vehicle. They were all taken to the kidnappers’ den.
Messrs Iorliam and Zakaa, who were assigned to the NYSC program in Kebbi State, were on their way to the orientation camp.
The victims were released around 6 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the statement. However, Geoffrey did not say whether a ransom was paid before they were set free.
Ada Peter
