US woman kidnapped- Phyllis Sortor, a missionary with the Free Methodist Church, was seized on February 23 in the village of
Emiworo in Kogi state. She was released on yesterday and handed over to US government officials, after 10 days of captivity unharmed with no visible sign of ab
“She has been rescued and given to the American authorities,” Kogi state police spokesman Collins Sola Adebayo said, adding that no ransom was paid “as far as police are concerned.”
Kogi state police chief Adeyemi
Ogunjemilusi said she was dropped by her captors in the bushlands outside the village of Eru and “raised an alarm which attracted the villagers.”
Police deployed to the area and brought Sortor to Lokoja. Her church confirmed thebrelease but declined to provide details on the circumstances.
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