An Italian national, Digi Modesto,? working with Borini Prono Construction Company, kidnapped in Ilorin on May 30, has been released.
A police source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ilorin that the expatriate was released on Saturday by his captors.
According to the source, the Italian was immediately taken away from Ilorin by the construction company.
The source refused to confirm the amount paid to the captors before the release of the expatriate was effected.
It was gathered that the victim was kidnapped while going to inspect an on-going road construction at Bishop Smith road, opposite Stella Obasanjo Multipurpose hall.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Kwara State Police Command, DSP Fabode Olufemi, confirmed the release to NAN, saying investigation was still going on.
The police spokesman assured the general public that the security agents in the state were determined to ensure security of lives and property.?
He urged members of the public to go about their normal business and assist the security agents with useful information that would always lead to the arrest of criminals in the society.
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