Elder brother of Bauchi State governor Alhaji Adamu Mohammed Duguri has been freed after N50 million ransom was paid to the kidnappers.
Duguri who spent 13 days in captivity, said security agents had no hand in his release.
Police spokesman DSP Kamal Abubakar confirmed his release.
The retired customs officer said, “They said they had not kidnapped somebody as big as l am. They demanded N350 million. We gave them the ransom but it was about N50 million.”
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