The abducted Chief Medical Director of Dansadau General Hospital and two other health workers in Zamfara were released by their Captors last night after seven days in captivity.
Five million naira ransom was paid for their Release. The bandits have also refunded the ransom a few hours after the payment.
The Chairman, Nigeria Medical Association Zamfara State Chapter Dr. Mannir Bature Confirmed this.
He says, cattle herders who are committed to a lasting peace with the Dansadau farming communities, intervened and secured the release of the health workers as well as facilitated the refund of the N5 million ransom the bandits demanded.
The area sits at the edge of a forest bordering Katsina, Kaduna, Kebbi, and Niger states.