Pantami’s son kidnapped, found

Telecommunications Minister Ali Isa Pantami has got back his son kidnapped for ransom on Friday.

Alamin was found at a checkpoint in Dambam, one of the Local Government Areas of Bauchi State, on Friday.

It is not clear whether a ransom was paid.

“We just left the house; he is back home now. He was found in Dambam, where his abductors dropped him. They dropped him at a checkpoint and from there, he was brought home,” a relative said.

There is no official statement for now.

The state police command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mohammed Ahmed Wakil, said the matter was not reported.