After languishing 53 days in kidnappers’ den, three Catholic Reverend Sisters and three women, who were kidnapped by gunmen in Edo State, have regained their freedom.
The sisters are serving with the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus Convent while the other women were picked from another location.
The Superior-General of the convent, Sister Agatha Osarekhoe, confirmed the development on Sunday.
According to her, one of the victims, Veronica Ajayi, was released at about 6 p.m. on Saturday, while the other five were released 12 midnight Sunday.
It was not clear if ransom had been paid the abductors who had initially demanded N500 million and kept on scaling down the amount to enable the church to pay for their release.
