American Abducted In Kogi Regains Freedom

Phyllis Sortor, the American missionary who was abducted by
unidentified gunmen in Kogi State, has been freed by her captors.
Reverend Sortor was taken from the Hope Academy compound in the
Emiworo area of the state on Monday, February 23.

She was released into the care of authorities and Free Methodist
church leaders on the evening of Friday, March 6.

Her release was confirmed via a statement on the Facebook page of the
Free Methodist Church, which she worked for.

Sortor's abductors demanded a N30 million ransom but according to the
state Commissioner of Police,Adeyemi Ogunjemilusi, no ransom was paid
to secure her release.