Breaking: Kidnapped The Nation driver regains freedom

The dispatch driver of the Nation newspaper in Port Harcourt zonal office in Rivers state, Godknows Longjohn who was kidnapped by gunmen early this week has regained freedom.

Longjohn was abducted early hours of Tuesday at Umuagwo in Ohaji local government area of Imo state, about 4 am in his way to Awka in Anambra state to deliver the day’s edition of the publication, and taken to unknown destination.

He was however freed by his abductors on Thursday.

Longjohn was also going to deliver the edition to Owerri in Imo state, Onitsha, Anambra and Asaba in Delta state among others in the trip.

His kidnappers had earlier demanded N1.5 million to secure his release. They reportedly reduced the amount to N300,000 and N150,000 but was later let go, unhurt and unconditionally.