The four expatriates kidnapped along Kagarko-Kwoi road in Kaduna State have been freed by their abductors.
The two Americans and two Canadians were abducted Tuesday evening on their way to Abuja after inspecting some project sites in Kafanchan.
Two policemen were shot and killed by the abductors in the process of trying to kidnap the four.
The police in Kaduna confirmed the dispatch of special units to Southern Kaduna to investigate the incident and rescue the kidnapped men.
The four men were released Friday evening.
Police public Relations Officer in Kaduna, ASP Mukhtar Hussaini Aliyu who confirmed the release of the abducted men to newsmen provided no details on how they were released.
“The four abducted foreigners comprising two Americans and two Canadians have been freed Friday night,” he said.
The PPRO said the men were rescued due to the efforts put by the police after a directive from the Inspector General of Police.
A German archeologist and his aide working on an excavation of relics at the popular Nok site were abducted in similar circumstances last year and were released after some days.
