Miracle, son of Joseph Masin, Nasarawa state chairman of the
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), says the family sold three cars to
raise the ransom for their father’s release.
Mason was kidnapped on May 28 when gunmen invaded his
residence between 11 pm and 12 midnight, but he regained freedom after three
days in the kidnappers’ den.
In an interview with the PUNCH, Miracle said the kidnappers
demanded about N50 million, and apart from selling the three cars belonging to
him, his wife and his father, they also got contributions from individuals.
“Millions of naira was paid but we are not ready to disclose
it now. The pressure was so much but we thank God for everything. The
negotiations began from the day he was kidnapped till he was released on
Saturday, May 30 around 11.45pm. He got home on Sunday around 4am,” he said.
“My father didn’t even know where he was until he met some
people, who were running away from him until one of them was bold to come close
and ask him what happened. They later took him to a place where we met him in.
“For those days, my father couldn’t eat. They were bringing
food but he couldn’t eat because he was not sure of what was in the food and he
didn’t trust them.
“They released him along Eggon but the ransom was actually
paid in Obi.”
Miracle added that the state government was not involved in
the payment of ransom to secure his father’s freedom.
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