The couple were abducted in Kaduna by unknown gunmen on Monday night, October 3.

They were said to have been freed by their captors, who were described as young Fulani men, around 9pm on Wednesday after a N10 million ransom was paid.

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The former minister and her husband have returned to their home in Abuja, a family source confirmed to the newspaper.