Four Chinese nationals handling the Ibadan-Lagos standard gauge railway project who were kidnapped by unknown gunmen last Wednesday along Ibadan-Abeokuta border town have regained freedom.
They were released by their abductors on Monday
Confirming the development, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Ogun state police Command, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi said that the abducted Chinese workers were released by their captors after a manhunt launched by the police .
He did not, however, gave details on how the four Chinese men were released by the gunmen who violently seized them, after killing a police inspector attached to the Chinese workers.
A source close to the company handling the railway project , CCECC informed this reporter that some undisclosed amount of money were paid as ransom to the kidnappers before the abducted workers were released
