Yobe: Abducted village head freed by captors - Police

The Police Public Relations Officer, (ASP) Dungus Abdulkarim has told Channels TV that the abducted village head of Mashio in Fune Local Government Council, Yobe has been freed.

The victim, Isa Mai Buba, was released in the early hours of Tuesday along Damaturu-Babbangida road by his captors.

The Police spokesman noted that no ransom was paid adding that the gunmen abandoned the victim due to the security beefed up at all the border communities, Channels TV reports.

He further added that the victim will be taken to the hospital for examination before handing him over to his family.

Mr. Buba was abducted alongside his son when the insurgents attacked his community last Saturday.

The attackers went into Mashio community in Fune Local Government Council and started shooting sporadically.

DSP Abdulkarim disclosed that the son of the village head escaped in the early hours of Sunday while his father was still in captivity.