Governor Abubakar Bello saves 53 Kidnapped Passengers

Receiving the victims at the Government House Minna, Bello said their freedom was due to a series of dialogue, consultations and hard work.

Governor Abubakar Bello saves 53 Kidnapped Passengers
Governor Abubakar Bello

Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has saved the 53 passengers on board the bus belonging to the Niger State Transport Authority (NSTA) kidnapped by armed bandits recently in Kundu village, along Tegina- Minna road in the State.

Receiving the victims at the Government House Minna, Bello said their freedom was due to a series of dialogue, consultations, and hard work.

They were handed over to the Government team yesterday, from an undisclosed location in Zamfara State, exactly one week after their abduction

They arrived at the government house at exactly 11:15 pm yesterday, in four 18-seater buses.

This is coming amidst speculations on the payment of N500m as ransom, though the government kept insisting the State would not pay ransom to bandits.

He stated that before releasing the victims to their families, they would have to undergo medical checkups and evaluations.

The Governor said: “We went through one week of dialogue, consultations, hard work, and sleepless nights because we had to secure their release within the shortest possible time.

“We have made all necessary arrangements to ensure that they go through a thorough medical therapy and evaluation and once that is done, then we can be safely handed them over to their loved ones.”