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29 Abducted Zamfara Wedding Guests Regain Freedom
The Secretary of the Global Systems Mobile, GSM Dealers Union in Gusau, Ashiru Zurmi, confirmed the release of the victims in Zamfara State.
Gunmen have released the twenty-nine abducted Zamfara wedding guests on Thursday.
The Secretary of the Global Systems Mobile, GSM Dealers Union in Gusau, Ashiru Zurmi, confirmed the release of the victims in Zamfara State.
He said “Our members have regained their freedom today, I can confirm to you. They are currently on their way to Gusau,” he said.
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“I can only tell you now that they have been released,” the source added.
It would be recalled that the victims were abducted while returning from a wedding in Sokoto State on June 11 in Dogon Awo, a community between Tureta and Bakura located on the borders of Sokoto and Zamfara States.
Although the chairman did not disclose whether the sum of N145million ransom was paid to secure the release of the 29 victims.