The Kaduna State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) announced on Saturday that the journalists and their families who were abducted on July 6 have been released.
The council’s Chairman, Asma’u Halilu, made this announcement in a statement issued in Kaduna.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the two journalists and their families were kidnapped by suspected abductors at their residences on July 6 at around 10:30 pm.
Halilu said, “To the glory of God Almighty, our colleagues, Abdulgafar Alabelewe, Abduraheem Aodu and their families have been released.
“The Council extends her profound gratitude to the office of the CP, Kaduna State Command, Office of the NSA, the D-G, 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.
“We will soon announce when they will join us in Kaduna so that we could visit, rejoice and glorify God with them,” Halilu said. (NAN)
