Our kidnappers complained bitterlyabout bad governance --Pakistanis

Five Pakistanis, who regained freedom
after spending 12 days with their
abductors, have said their abductors
lamented bad governance in Nigeria which
they gave as the reason for their
criminal action.

Our correspondent also gathered that the
wife of the retired Bayelsa Permanent
Secretary, Mrs. Anne Ziworitin, who was
also kidnapped in a separate incident,
had been released by her captors.
A top security source told our
correspondent that Ziworitin regained her
freedom after her family paid N2m to the
kidnappers.
She was released after spending eight
days in the kidnappers' den.
The source, who pleaded anonymity, said
the kidnappers tortured and inflicted
injuries on her.
Meanwhile, Ziworitin was reportedly
released on Monday evening after spending
about eight days in the kidnappers den.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr.
Alex Akhigbe, confirmed to our
correspondent that Ziworitin had been
released but he said he was not aware of
the incident involving the Pakistanis.
"The Pakistanis matter was not reported
to the police", he said.
However, he said he could not confirm
whether the gunmen that abducted the
Pakistanis collected ransom to set them
free or not.
The Pakistanis were abducted on May 24,
2013, off the coast of Bayelsa State by
gunmen who attacked their vessel
christened MT MATRIX.
They were, however, freed on Wednesday
through the efforts of the former
Secretary-General of the Ijaw Youths
Congress, Mr. Duncan Eradiri.
Eradiri, who is a presidential candidate
in the forthcoming IYC election, was said
to have led the negotiation that
compelled the gunmen to free their
victims.
The five Pakistanis were identified as
Rashid Igbal, Wajid Muhammad, Waqas
Admed, Mushtag Admed and Mujtaba Ghlum
Muhammad.
They are workers of Metrix Energy, an oil
servicing company.
Eradiri told our correspondent that no
ransom was paid.
But Muhammad, identified as the leader of
the crew members on board the attacked
ship, said the gunmen who kidnapped them
were five.
He said their assailants operated in one
speed boat along the Akassa River.
He said the gunmen forced them into their
boat and whisked them away to an unknown
place after stealing their valuables.
Muhammad, however, said heir abductors
complained bitterly about the government,
describing Nigerian leaders as
insensitive to the plight of the people.
He said, "These people are complaining
about government. I heard them talk
calling their boss 'General'."