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Three abducted Nigerians freed in Peshawar

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Press Trust of India Peshawar
Last Updated : Feb 28 2016 | 7:13 PM IST
Police have safely recovered three Nigerian nationals abducted days earlier from this restive northwestern city of Pakistan over business transactions and arrested seven-members of a gang.
Police began investigations after Chales Ann reported on February 19, that three of his Nigerian friends have been kidnapped over business transactions.
The three abducted men were freed after a successful operation which led to the arrest of seven members of the gang from the Sattar Shah Colony, DSP Peshawar cantonment Arif Khansaid, adding, police also seized large cache of arms from the possession of the abductors.
The arrested men included two brothers and three Afghan nationals, he added.
One of the accused's brother in Dubai is said to have cloth business with one of the Nigerian national abducted in Peshawar.

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First Published: Feb 28 2016 | 7:13 PM IST

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