By Our Correspondent
Two Kaduna based journalists, Abdulgafar Alabelewe of The Nation Newspaper and Abdulraheem Aodu of Blueprint Newspaper who were abducted with their family members by terrorists have regained freedom.
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kaduna State Council announced this in an statement on Saturday evening.
The journalists and their family members were abducted in their homes in the Danhono Community near Millennium City, Kaduna last Saturday. However, one of the wives was abandoned by the terrorists in the bush due to her illness and returned home on Sunday morning.
The NUJ statement reads: “dear esteemed colleagues; the Council extends her profound gratitude to the office of the CP, Kaduna State Command, office of the NSA, the DG, DSS, the Inspector General of Police, Kaduna State government, the NUJ President and all well-meaning Nigerians that prayed along with us during the trying time.
Kaduna Council Chairman, Asma’u Yawo Halilu disclosed that they will soon announce when the two “will join us in Kaduna so that we can visit, rejoice and glorify God with them”.
