Abducted Medical Doctor , Ganiyat Popoola Regains Freedom After 10 Months in Captivity
After ten months of abduction, a Kaduna-based medical doctor, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, has regained freedom from captivity kidnappers den.
Popoola, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna State, was kidnapped on December 27, 2023, alongside her husband, Nurudeen Popoola,a Squadron leader, and her nephew, Folaranmi Abdul-Mugniy living with them.
The husband was released on March 8, 2024, after several negotiations with the kidnappers, but the doctor and Abdul-Mugniy were held back.
Sequel to here continued stay in Captivity, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) had embarked on a series of protests nationwide and repeatedly made calls on the Federal Government to secure her release of the doctor.
The protests however yielded result as the female doctor and her nephew were, however, released on Wednesday evening by the captors.
The President of NARD, Tope Zenith Osundara, confirmed the release in a telephone interview with Daily Trust.
Yes, it is true. It happened today (Wednesday). For now, we have insulated her away from people, we only allow very limited access to her,” Osundara told Daily Trust correspondent.
When asked how much was paid to secure her freedom, he responded “No ransom was paid at all.”
Source: (Daily Trust)
