The last Friday abducted Chinese expatriate, has regained freedom after paying the sum of one hundred million naira for his ransom.
Wang, who was one of the Engineers handling the dualisation of the new Ado-Iyin road was abducted by some gunmen in Ado-Ekiti.
It was gathered that the abductee was released around 11 pm on Tuesday after payment of N100 million ransom.
Our feeler said after the ransom was collected in Kwara state, the expatriate was released around Ilawe-Igede road in Ekiti state.
He said: “The Chinese was released late Tuesday night after payment of a ransom to the kidnappers.
“The N100 million was taken to a bush in Kwara state where the kidnappers collected and confirmed it before the man was released here at a very difficult location along Igede-Ilawe road.”
But when contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Ekiti state ASP Sunday Abutu confirmed the release of the Chinese expatriate but denied any payment of ransom.
He revealed that the release was made possible after a serious manhunt launched on the kidnappers by security operatives.
“Yes, he was released after a serious manhunt and pressure from the security operatives around Ilawe-Igede at about 11:30 pm yesterday (Tuesday).”
