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BREAKING: Pantami: Buhari’s Minister’s Son ‘Kidnapped’ In Bauchi Found
A son of the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Professor Ali Isa Pantami, who was reportedly kidnapped in Bauchi State, has been found.
Alamin Isa Ali Pantami, who lives with his grandmother, was found at a checkpoint in Dambam, a Local Government Area in Bauchi State, on Friday.
Confirming his release, one of the victim’s guardians told Daily Trust that, “We just left the house; he is back home now. He was found in Dambam, where his abductors dropped him. They dropped him at a checkpoint and from there, he was brought home.”
When contacted on Friday afternoon, the Chief Imam of Isa Ali Jummaat Mosque, Imam Hussaini, who had earlier refused to comment on the incident, simply said, “The boy is at home.”
It could not be ascertained if a ransom was paid to the kidnappers for the release of the boy.
Also speaking on the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Bauchi, Mohammed Ahmed Wakil, said the abduction was not reported to the police.
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