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Fri Jul 02 2021
A hotel owner, Mr Frederic Adejoh, eight other guests and staff members kidnapped at Hilltop Hotel in Tungan-Maje area of Abuja, have regained their freedom.
The victims were released on Wednesday after N15 million ransom was paid to their kidnappers, a family source told Daily Trust in confidence.
“The gunmen who initially demanded 100 million ransom later settled at N15 million with recharge cards of N100,000. All the 9 victims were eventually released after the payment,” she said.
Daily Trust reported that kidnappers had stormed the hotel penultimate Wednesday, where they kidnapped the owner and his guests while holding a meeting around 10:30pm inside the facility.