A Spaniard abducted by unknown gunmen early this month in Enugu State has regained his freedom.
Dr Joe Machimbarrena, a medical practitioner at Niger Foundation Hospital Enugu, was abducted on April 4 and whisked to unknown destination by his captors.
A release by the Police Public Relations Officer in Enugu State, Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed that the Spanish national was released by his abductors last Friday.
Amaraizu further stated that the medical practitioner was said to have been seen "around Thinkers Corner axis of the state on 20/04/12 at about 9.35 pm.".
According to him, Machimbarrena had been reunited with his hospital community.
The released added: "The hospital community on their own part had thanked all the relevant security agencies in the state for all their efforts in the aggressive search to get back Dr Machimbarrena whom they described as almost a Nigerian because of his length of stay in Enugu.
"They also thanked members of the public and all the relevant stakeholders as well as all the media outfits for the awareness created so far which had made his captors to change their mind while giving the Almighty God all the Glory for his safety throughout the duration of his stay in the hands of the abductors.
"The state police command has intensified its manhunt on the pursuit against the hoodlums as getting the doctor hale and hearty　and alive was the paramount thing."
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Ibo Kwenu

dayokanu: Ibo Kwenu

If to say na Yoruba kidnap am, na dead body them go return o!

How much was paid as ransom? This kidnapping ill wind would do 9ja no good.