Ebun Francis || The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State and former minister of sports, Mr. Damishi Sango, and four others, who were abducted on Thursday have regained their freedom.
John Akans, the Publicity Secretary of the PDP in the state told newsmen that the former sports minister and four others regained their freedom on Sunday evening and are currently in a private residence in Abuja.
Mr. Sango was abducted along with his son, a chieftain of the PDP Mr. Emmanuel Mangnin, the driver and one other person in Jere while they were on their way to Abuja from Jos for the PDP’s National Convention.
Their abductors abandoned their vehicle by the roadside where it was discovered.
After their abduction, the Public Relations Officer of the Plateau State Police Command, Mr. Tyopev Mathias, said the police were on the trail of the abductors and that they would soon be set free.
It is not, however, known whether any ransom was paid before they were released.