After five days in captivity, Mr Julius Osahon, a Correspondent of The Guardian newspapers has regained his freedom, a family source has said.
Mrs Jessica Osahon, the spouse of the journalist, confirmed his freedom in a telephone chat on Saturday and said that her husband was on his way to reunite with the family in Benin City, the Edo capital.
She explained that her husband had spoken with her and just left the Police Division, Ughelli after being debriefed.
Recall that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers had on Sunday abducted Osahon alongside other passengers in transit to Ughelli, Delta and demanded a ransom of N5 million from him.
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It could not be immediately ascertained if any ransom was paid to secure Osahon’s release.
Osahon and the other passengers were ambushed at Evwreni Community axis on the East-West Road, near Patani.
The kidnappers reportedly got angry at the media spotlight that followed Osahon’s abduction and jerked up the ransom from N5 million to N50 million.
It was learnt that the commercial bus operated by Sunny Eru Motors has been recovered and kept at the company’s terminal in Yenagoa with bullet holes all over the body. (NAN)
