- Her continued stay in captivity led to massive nationwide protest by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).
One Dr Ganiyat Popoola has been released by her captors 10 months after she was abducted.
The Kaduna-based medical doctor was abducted on December 27, 2023, along with her husband, Nurudeen Popoola, who is a Squadron leader, and her nephew, Folaranmi Abdul-Mugniy, who stays with them.
She is a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna State,
The kidnappers, however, released the husband on March 8, 2024 after several negotiations but the doctor and Abdul-Mugniy were not.
Her continued stay in captivity led to massive nationwide protest by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).
The association repeatedly demanded that the Federal Government secure the release of the doctor.
The female doctor and her nephew were, however, released on Wednesday evening by the captors.
The President of NARD, Tope Zenith Osundara, confirmed the release in a telephone interview with Daily Trust.
“Yes, it is true. It happened today (Wednesday). For now, we have insulated her away from people, we only allow very limited access to her,” Osundara told our correspondent.”
When asked how much was paid to secure her freedom, he responded “No ransom was paid at all.”
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