Four Turkish nationals kidnapped in Kwara regain freedom

Four Turkish nationals kidnapped in Kwara State, Central Nigeria have regained freedom.

Security sources in Nigeria said they were rescued on Friday during an operation.

They were kidnapped on 22 July, 2019 in Kwara State. They are: Yasin Colak, 33; Senerapal, 40; Ergun Yurdakul, 35; and Seyit Keklik, 25.

The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, received the men on Friday at the Police Headquarters in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

The four, who are construction workers, were kidnapped by gunmen at a bar in Kwara State on a Saturday night.

The victims were said to be working with the Istanbul Concrete Limited in Gbale. The police said no ransom was paid for the men.

Their release followed the arrest of two members of the kidnapping gang.

One member of the gang named Buba was nabbed in Gbugbu village with an AK47 rifle on Thursday, while another member involved in negotiating the ransom was nabbed on Friday morning.

These arrests put pressure on the remaining gang members to release the Turkish hostages unconditionally,” Egbetokun said.