At least 17 passengers who were abducted 11 days ago on the Calabar–Oron waterways have regained their freedom.
According to a Vanguard newspaper report which quoted sources who confirmed the release of the passengers, they are receiving medical attention at a government-owned facility in Calabar.
The incident occurred on Thursday, September 25, when armed men hijacked a commercial passenger boat belonging to Sea Express Limited.
The vessel was ferrying about 30 passengers from Calabar, Cross River State, to Oron in Akwa Ibom State when it was attacked.
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