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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.
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The eighteen Kano Kantim Kwari traders abducted on their way to Aba in Abia State have regained their freedom.
Recall that the traders were kidnapped on Sunday, January 10, in Okene, Kogi State, on their way to Aba to buy textile materials
President, Arewa Youth Traders Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Abubakar Babawo confirmed the release of the traders in a telephone interview with
The PUNCH in Kano on Sunday.
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‘’We are expecting them today in Kano as we have been communicating with them.
“We communicated with some of them. All of them are released. They are fine and en route to Kano.” he said.
18 Abducted Kano Traders Regain Freedom
By Onwuka Gerald
Eighteen Kano Kantim Kwari traders who were kidnapped on their way to Aba in Abia State have regained their freedom.
Recall that the traders were abducted on January 10, 2021 in Okene, Kogi State, as they made way to Aba to buy textile materials.
Confirming news of their release on Sunday, the President Arewa Youth Traders Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Abubakar Babawo revealed that the abducted traders were released by their kidnappers on Saturday evening.
His words, “The 18 Kano traders who were part of the 27 traders were freed on Saturday evening. They passed the night in Kaduna and presently are on their way to Kano.
By Ibrahim Shuaibu
The eighteen Kano traders from Kantn Kwari textile market abducted in Kogi on their way to Aba in Abia State have regained their freedom.
President, Arewa Youth Traders Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Abubakar Babawo, confirmed the release of the businessmen to THISDAY in Kano on Sunday.
“The 18 Kano traders who were among the 27 traders regained their freedom on Saturday evening. They slept in Kaduna and they are now on their way to Kano.
‘’We are expecting them today in Kano as we have been communicating with them.
“We communicated with some of them. All of them are released. They are fine and en route to Kano.”