BOKO HARAM RELEASES KIDNAPPED FORMER PETROLEUM MINISTER, SHETTIMA MONGUNO

The former Petroleum Minister, Ali Shettima Monguno, who was kidnapped in Maiduguri last Friday by militants suspected to be Boko Haram members has been freed. The elderstateman was snatched by kidnappers on his way home after last Friday's Jumaat prayer in Maiduguri. It is not known if any ransom was paid to secure Mongunos release.