After spending days in captivity, workers of Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State who were kidnapped by gunmen have been set free.
The embattled workers were snatched away on Saturday January 29, by gunmen along Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway, within Imo/Abia boundary of Leru Community.
According to reports, the workers were returning from a wedding ceremony at the time of the incident.
News of the 11 kidnapped council workers regaining their freedom came barely 24 hours after their colleagues concluded a prayer session at the headquarters of the council secretariat.
The Nation reported that the captors accepted an alleged ransom of about N5 million.
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