The 19 members of the same family who were kidnapped in the Niger State Transport Authority, (NSTA) bus while coming from a wedding at Kotangora have been released.
The Head of the family, Isa Kadir confirmed the development in Minna.
They are currently been conveyed back to Minna the Niger state capital.
Earlier, the Niger State Government announced that it has secured the release of the Niger State Transport Authority passengers abducted by bandits.
This was announced by Governor Abubakar Sani Bello on his Twitter page this evening.
The Governor wrote, “We are pleased to announce to the general public the release of the NSTA passengers abducted a week ago while returning to Minna along the Minna-Zungeru road.”
The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Alhaji Muhammad Sani Idris, also confirmed the development in an interview by telephone with Journalists in Minna the state capital.
Idris, said they were released unharmed and will be reunited with their respective families any moment from now.
The Commissioner, however, stated that the abducted Students, Teachers and family members of the staff of Government Science College ,Kagara would also be released very soon.
He thereby appealed to parents and relations of the victims to remain calm saying that “Niger State government is on top of the situation.”
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