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Kidnapped Adamawa United Football club’s Driver regains freedom

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Kidnapped Adamawa United Football club’s Driver regains freedom

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Staff of the ministry of Youth and sport Alhaji Kabiru Mohammed who is a driver for Adamawa United Football club regained freedom Wednesday night.

Kabiru was kidnapped along Benin-Ore Express way last week Friday at night set freed with undisclosed mount paid as a ransom by the ministry.

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youths and Sports, Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar Jada who disclosed his release Thursday morning said the driver was in sound mind when he spoke with him.

According to him “I spoke with him, he was very coherent, he is on his way back now”.

Alhaji Aliyu Abubakar Jada who has been in contact with the kidnappers added that the driver was released after a ransom was paid.

He thanked the media for the role played in ensuring that the world knows about the unfortunate incident.

” I want to thank the media particularly SWAN, I have received calls from within and outside the country, we are very graetful”

He also commended the state government and other individuals who stood by the club and the family of the driver Kabiru Mohammed.

The Permanent Secretary called on the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports, the Nigeria Football Federation to urgently design a way that clubs can travel to Honour matches with less challenge particularly now that the country is faced with security challenges.