BREAKING.... Ebonyi State: Abductors Release 2 Kidnapped Afikpo Natives After Collecting Huge Ransom

By Our Reporter  

The abducted two Afikpo natives in Afikpo North local government area of Ebonyi state have have regained freedom after fourty-eight hours in kidnappers' den, THE BEAGLE NEWS can authouritatively reveal.

The duo, Mike and the sister, all based in US, were released on Wednesday evening in an unknown location after paying ransome running into several millions of Naira.

Source close to the family, who could not disclose more details about what transpired before their release, said that duo have been taken to a hospital for medical examination, adding "at least they've come back alive and we thank everybody for their prayers."

Recall that hoodlums invaded Afikpo community on New Year day and stormed residence of the victims at Ndibe Beach Road and abducted three persons while one lady was killed in the process and another person shot and is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Abakaliki.

The kidnap gang numbering five were said to have trailed the victims who came in from US and London for the Yuletide holiday.

The hoodlums had called a member of the family shortly after whisking away their victims to an unknown destination and demanded for N50m as ransom.

THE BEAGLE NEWS were unable to ascertain the exact amount paid as ransom, but an unconfirmed source said "the kidnappers collected quite a reasonable sum of money before releasing their victims."