House of Representatives member Garba Durbunde, who represents Sumaila/Takai Federal Constituency, has been released, barely 24 hours after he was kidnapped by gunmen along Kaduna-Jere Road, on Tuesday.

Reports indicated he was abducted while he was driving to Kano from Abuja on May 30, 2017, around 5:00pm.

Chairman House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazak Namdas, confirmed that Durbunde was released yesterday night.

It was also gathered that the leadership of the House played a major role in getting the member released.

According to sources, the leadership of the House backed the negotiation for the release of the lawmaker, who was picked by his driver after he was set free.

The Department of State Service (DSS) is already investigating the abduction.

Earlier, the House leadership contacted the kidnappers and “negotiated for his release.

“We have people negotiating with the kidnappers on behalf of the leadership of the House. But, if we have our way, we wouldn’t want the case reported by the media, because we don’t want the men who have our colleague to know he is a member of the National Assembly,” a source said.

It was also learnt that colleagues of the lawmaker in Kano State caucus met outside the National Assembly, on how to intervene in the matter.

•Excerpted from a Daily Sun report.