A PREMIUM TIMES reporter saw Mr Yikura on the outskirts of Maiduguri as he was being conveyed to the office of the State Security Service in Borno, at about 6:15 p.m.

A Christian cleric, Bulus Yikura, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram, has been freed.

Mr Yikura was freed Wednesday evening by the terror group, security sources told PREMIUM TIMES.

Our reporter saw Mr Yikura on the outskirts of Maiduguri as he was being conveyed to the office of the State Security Service in Borno, at about 6:15 p.m.

Last week, Boko Haram circulated a video where Mr Yikura called on the government of Nigeria and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to save him. He said his abductors threatened to take his life at the end of the week.^{www.nairaland.com/attachments/13216617_link1f5173606_pnge43a53e535d8d42a904c6b25eff20a2d}

Going by the seven days ultimatum, Mr Yikura, a pastor with EYN church, had until today to be freed or killed.

In the video, he was seen kneeling in front of a masked man who held a dagger. He said the countdown to his execution started on February 24 and ends on March 4.

“I have been given only seven days to appeal for assistance that will help me out of this torture.

“If truly you want to rescue me from this untold suffering and threat to life, then you have to act fast.

“I am also calling on the EYN president to help mobilise help that will rescue me, and also pray for me so that God will make things easy for me here,” he said in the video.

Rescued

PREMIUM TIMES gathered from security sources that family members and the EYN church had been negotiating the release of the abducted pastor since last week.

On Wednesday, when he was asked to speak about his freedom, Mr Yikura kept repeating, “I thank God, I thank God.”

Details later…

SOURCE: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/446647-breaking-boko-haram-frees-kidnapped-pastor-who-begged-fg-can-for-help.html

Praise the Lord!


Thank God for his safe returned!


They will try but they won't succeed



No matter how hard the Islamic terrorist group tries to fight against the body Christ, they won't succeed. For he that's in us is greater than the one that's in the world, also, the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds.

God bless Nigeria.

Lalasticlala, good news!

Gumi has received alert

Great

Glory to God.
God is still in the business of rescuing his own people.

This is an "Inside Job"

Wow

I am grateful for his life....

With Buhari...Every life matters

God bless Nigeria

Northern Freedom fighters are becoming merciful...

I hail you most High. Thank you Jesus

Wonderful

Thank God.

This is getting too much in this country.

Thank God for your life, sir.

Better

Wow, great news !

The agonizing moments he passed through in Boko haram's den is better imagined than experienced.

This is heartwarming

Good news

something tells me that all these na arrangeee

Maybe ranson was paid

Let somebody shout Hallelujah. What a good news to hear

May God replenish the pockets where the paid ransom came out from.. Amen.

I am happy for his life and congratulate his immediate family members..

I can't imagine the psychological, emotional and physical trauma he must have passed through..

Nobody gossip like a couple that is in a serious relationship...

Go home

To God be the glory

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ransom or no ransom, thank God for His mercy