Kidnapped Former Minister And Husband Freed

A former Minister of Environment, Mrs. Laurentia Mallam and her husband, Mr. Pius Mallam who were kidnapped by armed persons on Monday night in Kaduna State have been freed by their captors a  competent source close to the family confirmed to SaharaReporters.  The family reportedly paid an undisclosed sum for ransom before the kidnappers set the aged couple free after series of bargaining over the ransom.

Laurentia Mallam, the former Minister of Environment, and her husband during a wedding

The family reportedly paid an undisclosed sum for ransom before the kidnappers set the aged couple free after series of bargaining over the ransom.