The Chairman of Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Wahab Oba and three other journalists with their driver kidnapped a week ago in Abia have regained their freedom.
They regained their freedom today at Ukpakiri in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia.
Oba who Narratted their ordeal to newsmen at the Police Headquarters, Umuahia said they were released by their abductors miraculously in a market.
According to him,the kidnappers collected all their personal effects, including laptops, wrist watches and the sum of three million naira.
Oba said they were fed on bread once a day but that at a time they declared a fast.
He said the hoodlums accused the government of insensitivity to the plight of residents of the state and threatened to disrupt the twenty eleven general elections.
The Council Assistant Secretary,Silver Okereke said at a point the kidnappers blindfolded them and took them to a point they were to be slaughtered as they were asked to say their final prayer.
Okereke said the hoodlums had the best of communication networking and all the information that transpired in the course of their captivity were at the finger-tips of the kidnappers.
He said the Kidnappers were well connected and are aware of every bit of police movement both internal and external.
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