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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.