The abducted chairman of the caretaker committee in the Kabba/Bunu local government area of Kogi State, Mr. Zacchaeus Dare-Michael, has escaped from his kidnappers’ den.
Dare-Michael was kidnapped alongside some of his aides by gunmen along the Kaba-Okene road on Friday.
The spokesman for the Kogi State police command, Williams Ovye-Aya, confirmed the development to journalists on Saturday in Lokoja.
He said: “I can confirm that the chairman graciously escaped from kidnappers in the early hours of Saturday.
“Our Divisional Police Officer in Kabba has confirmed that to me.
“It’s the work of God that the chairman was able to escape from his abductors
“We give God the glory that he has returned to his family hale and hearty.
“All the same, our officers and men are already trailing the kidnappers to arrest them and rescue other people in their possessions.”