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The 18 Kantim Kwari traders from Kano State, who were abducted on their way to Aba, Abia State, have regained their freedom.
The traders were kidnapped on Sunday, January 10, 2021, in Auchi, Edo State, on their way to Aba to buy textile materials.
The President, Arewa Youth Traders Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Abubakar Babawo, confirmed the release of the traders in a telephone interview with
PUNCH Metro in Kano on Sunday.
He said the traders were released by their kidnappers on Saturday.
Babawo stated that the traders were on their way to Kano as they spent Saturday night in Kaduna.