Sen. Ayo Arise
Segun Atanda/
Senator Ayo Arise has been set free by his abductors.
NewsmakersNG learned he was released on Friday morning at an undisclosed location in Ijumu local government area of Kogi State and left to find his way.
He eventually arrived his hometown of Oye Ekiti about 4pm.
Arise and his driver were released after payment of N20 million ransom by his family.
The kidnappers had contacted the family immediately after abducting the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain on Sunday and demanded N80 million ransom.
The ransom was subsequently reduced to N50 million.
Arise and his driver were kidnapped along Okene-Lokoja Road, on their way to Abuja.
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