After weeks in hideouts, bandits release 55-year-old woman and two others in Sokoto

The release of a 55-year-old woman, Inno Abubakar-Moriki and two other kidnapped victims hsve been confirmed by the Sokoto State Government as parts of ongoing negotiation between bandits and government in the state.

This was contained in a press statement signed and released to journalists by the director of press to the state Deputy Governor, Alhaji Manniru Dan’iya.

Abubakar said Abubakar-Moriki was abducted from Moriki Local Government Area of Zamfara while the two others, Halima Muhammad, 50, and Lawali Musa, 13, were from Isa Local Government of Sokoto State.

He said the state Commissioner for Careers and Security, Col. Garba Moyi (rtd), handed over the victims to the deputy governor.

He said the victims were kidnapped for a month and were released without payment of any ransom.