Ekpe Ogbu, the Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, and three others were freed by gunmen who kidnapped them near Ado Local Government Area last Friday.
The commissioner was kidnapped on his way to Makurdi from Utonkom in the state’s Ado LGA.
Following this development, the Ado Local Government Executive Council, led by Hon James Oche, confirmed the release of the commissioner and three other individuals.
There was no statement issued to determine whether the N5 million ransom demanded was paid, as information on the release is still hazy.
