In the early hours of Thursday, Mathew Abo, the kidnapped Benue State Commissioner of Information, Culture, and Tourism, was liberated.
At around 1:00am, Abo, who was kidnapped by armed men who broke into his Zaki-Biam home on Sunday, was believed to have been reunited with his family.
No information about whether a ransom was paid before his release was provided by a family source.
As of the time this story was filed, Catherine Anene, a spokesman for the state police command, could not be reached.