Kidnappers set three INEC ad hoc workers free in Katsina

Three kidnapped ad hoc workers at the Katsina office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been released by their abductors on Sunday.

This was made known in a statement on Monday by the spokesman for the Katsina State Police Command, SP Gambo Isah.

He said: “On Sunday, March 10, 2019, around 9pm, the three abducted INEC ad hoc workers were released by their abductors.

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“They have been taken to the Danmusa Hospital for medical check-up and later rejoined their respective families. Investigation is in top gear with a view to arresting the hoodlums.”

The three ad hoc workers whose names are withheld were abducted during Saturday’s governorship and the state House of Assembly elections.

A policeman along with an official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps at the Danmusa and Kankara local government area were also killed by the gunmen.

By Todimu Ogunade…

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