How Man Who Was Locked Up in a Room for 20 Years Regained Freedom

How Man Who Was Locked Up in a Room for 20 Years Regained Freedom

  • The Kaduna state police command has rescued one Ibrahim Ado, a 65-year-old man who have been locked up in a secret room for 20 years
  • Ado was discovered by officers of the Kaduna state environmental service immediately called the police for his rescue
  • It was gathered that Ado was seen naked, sick-looking, and had defecated and urinated in the same room for two decades

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Kaduna, Kaduna - The sun has shined upon a 65-year-old man, Ibrahim Ado, who had been locked up in a room for two decades.

As reported by The Nation newspaper, the Kaduna state police command on Wednesday, October 12 freed the man who was 45-year-old at the time when he was locked up inside the room.

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Ibrahim Ado, Police, Kaduna
The 65-year-old Ibrahim Ado was rescued by the Kaduna state police command. Photo: NPF
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Legit.ng gathered that the Kaduna state environmental health officer at the Kaduna North local government discovered the scene while undergoing routine activities in the metropolis of Kaduna.

The officer upon gaining entrance into the room surprisingly saw a naked sick-looking laying on the floor.

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Eyewitness recount incident

An account from an eyewitness revealed that the environmental officers during their routine inspection discovered a secret room where the man was locked up.

Upon sighting the man, the environmental officers placed a distress call to the nearest police division and came down to carry out the rescue operation.

Police spokesman Muhammed Jalige while speaking with newsmen disclosed that the victim had urinated and defecated inside the room.

Jalige said the Kaduna state Commissioner of Police, Yekini Ayoku, has directed a full investigation into the matter.

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The freedman was later taken to a medical facility for treatment. It was unclear at press time who put the man away for two decades, or why.

In Kaduna, bandits kidnap 40 worshippers, demand N200m ransom

In another development, bandits have abducted over forty people which included members of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church Movement in Kaduna state.

In fact, the unknown gunmen are said to be demanding a huge sum of N200million naira from the family of the victims.

This Southern Kaduna Peoples Union who confirmed this sad development, disclosed residents of the area, are under siege at the moment as bandits have taken over the metropolis.

Terrorists invade Kaduna community, kidnap woman from sick bed

Meanwhile, a resident of Anguwar Malamai in Zaria local government area of Kaduna state has said that a woman was abducted from her sick bed by some terrorists.

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The resident noted that the terrorists had invaded the community, and went straight to Alhaji Shuaibu's residence to kidnap his wife.

According to the resident, the terrorists made the decision to leave with the sick woman after they could not find her husband.

Source: Legit.ng

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Segun Adeyemi (Current Affairs and Politics Editor) Segun Adeyemi is a journalist with over 9 years of experience as an active field reporter, editor, and editorial manager. He has had stints with Daily Trust newspaper, Daily Nigerian, and News Digest. He currently works as an editor for Legit.ng's current affairs and politics desk. He holds a degree in Mass Communication (Adekunle Ajasin University). He is a certified digital reporter by Reuters, AFP and the co-convener of the annual campus journalism awards. Email: segun.adeyemi@corp.legit.ng.