The Police in Rivers on Saturday
confirmed the release of Vanguard Newspaper columnist, Donu Kogbara,
abducted from her residence 11 days ago.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Muhammad, told the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt that Kogbara was freed in the
early hours of Saturday.
He said the state commissioner of police, Mr Musa Kimo, had already visited Kogbara in her family residence in Port Harcourt.
Muhammad said Kogbara was in good condition and had reunited with her family.
The police spokesman, however, did not say if any ransom was paid before she was released or if any arrest was made.
Kogbara was kidnapped in front of her house in the Nkpogu area of Port Harcourt on Sunday, Aug. 30.
She worked for the BBC, Channel 4, the Sunday Times and the Mail and has
been reporting for the Vanguard newspaper for some 30 years. She was
visiting her family in the Rivers when she was abducted (NAN)
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