A United Nations (UN), worker, Abubakar Garba Idris, who was abducted by the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) in Borno has regained freedom after more than five months of hostage.
Idris,
popularly known as Alooma is a senior Protection Assistant with the United
Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
He was
abducted along Damaturu-Maiduguri road on Saturday, January 2, when the
insurgents attacked some convoy of commuters near Matari village between Minok
to Jakana road at about 8:30am.
Humanitarian
sources informed The Nation that Idris is at the moment undergoing medical and
military check with troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Maiduguri before he would
be released to his family.
The source
also revealed that a businessman, Muazu Bawa who was also kidnapped same day
was also released along eight other captives all undergoing debriefing by the
military.
Bawa was in
his private vehicle and he refused to stop and ran over the Boko Haram
checkpoint but his car was shut from behind and the insurgents came and whisked
him away on that same fateful day.
The Executive
Director of Yobe State Network of Civil Society, Abubakar Baba Shehu who also
confirmed the release said, he prayed for more captives to be released.
"I was
together with someone who called a family member of Alooma and he has confirmed
the release of his brother. This is encouraging news and we pray that more
captives should be released soon,” Baba Shehu said.
Meanwhile,
friends of the freed captives have taken to facebook and other social media
platforms(not twitter) to celebrate the release of their friends from Boko
haram captivity.
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