The Board Chairman of the Universal Basic Education
Commission (UBEC), Dr. Muhammed Mahmoud, and his daughter were on Tuesday
released by their abductors.
Mahmoud, his daughter and several other travellers
were abducted last Monday on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway when suspected bandits
open fire at them.
The UBEC boss’ driver was said to have been killed
during the incident.
There has been no information about other commuters
who were abducted by the bandits.
Mahmood's freedom was confirmed in a telephone interview
by Hussaini Danladi, a relation, who said they were freed from captivity at
about noon yesterday.
Danladi, however, did not say whether a ransom was
paid before their release.
The kidnappers seemed to have taken over the
Kaduna-Abuja expressway which has been deserted by travellers following the deadly
activities of the criminals-kidnapping, armed robbery among others
Despite the massive deployment of security of personnel on
the highway, the bandits have continued to operate in the most daring manner,
killing and abducting people plying the road.
The road has been deserted by many commuters who now prefer
to travel by train.
Efforts to reach the spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command,
Yakubu Sabo, were abortive as his mobile phone number was not connecting.
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