Kidnapped Journalist Freed

Mrs Oke was  reportedly returning from her office located along Ondo Road, Akure to her residence in Oba-Ile Housing Estate at the time of the incident.

“I confirm that she has been released. I spoke with her early this morning shortly after she was set free by her abductors,” Rotimi Obamuwagun, the vice president of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, said.

“She is hale and hearty and happy to be back home,” he said.

Mrs Oke’s baby and maid were with her when she was kidnapped but were later released by her abductors, who took her alone to an unknown destination.

“She was set free and abandoned in a bush near Ondo town, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from Akure from where she boarded a lorry home,” Mr Obamuwagun said.

It is unclear if any ransom was paid before she was released. The abductors had demanded N8million.

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