December 13, (THEWILL) –Â At least 15 people kidnapped by bandits in Sokoto state have reportedly escaped from their abductors.
One of them, a technical official working with a firm managing telecommunications masts in Isa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, was abducted two weeks ago.
A source close to the victim said he was forcefully taken by armed men between Isa and Sabon Birni LGAs on his way to check a faulty telecommunication mast.
Narrating how the victim escaped, he said he tricked one of the kidnappers who was asked to guard him that he wanted to ease himself while the other members of the gang had gone in search of other victims to be kidnapped.
He said the criminal unchained the victim who then engaged his captor in a fight, overpowered him, and ran out of the den to a safe location within Isa town.
The chairman of Isa LGA, Abubakar Yusuf, who confirmed the escape of 14 other abducted persons, said the victims are receiving medical attention in a medical facility in the town.
Locals said the victims escaped from a camp of bandits loyal to kidnap kingpin Bello Turji, who is responsible for the series of attacks in the eastern senatorial district of Sokoto and parts of Zamfara state.
The chairman said 11 of the escaped victims are from Sokoto while the remaining are from Zamfara.
The Sokoto State Police Command has not issued any statement on the development.
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