The four Nigerian journalists abducted by gunmen a week ago have been released.
An authoritative source familiar with the matter said that the journalists are being picked up at a location somewhere inside the forest in Abia State
The four journalists and the driver of their vehicle who were abducted at Umuafouka Junction, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State last week Sunday are – Chairman, Lagos State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr. Wahab Oba; Assistant Secretary, Lagos State Council of the NUJ, Mr. Sylva Okereke; Secretary, NUJ Zone G, Mr. Adolphus Okonkwo; Member NUJ, Mr. Shola Oyeyipo and the driver, Mr. Azeez Abdulraf.
It is however not confirmed whether a ransom was paid for their release.
Their abductors had initialy demandedN250 milion naira for their freedom but reduced it to N20 million naira on Friday.
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