Ekpe Ogbu, the Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, who was abducted by gunmen along Otukpo road has regained his freedom.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Catherine Anene confirmed the release of the commissioner by the abductors on Tuesday evening on the command’s media platform.
Earlier, the kidnappers had demanded N5 million ransom.
The commissioner was said to have been kidnapped at the Adankari Junction along the Otukpo-Ado Road on Saturday.
The state government has confirmed the recovery of the Hilux van the victim was travelling in, while the Police in Otukpo on Saturday, vowed to rescue the commissioner unhurt.