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A Sierra Leonean diplomat who was kidnapped in Kaduna last week has been released, BBC reports.
The former head of Sierra Leone's army, Maj Gen Nelson Williams, who is now Sierra Leone's Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, is back at his base in the capital Abuja, authorities say.
It was not immediately clear whether any ransom was paid for his release.
"He is in sound health," Nigerian police spokesman Don Awunah said.
Maj Gen Williams is believed to be the first Sierra Leone diplomat to be abducted anywhere in the world since the country became independent in 1961.
His seizure was hugely embarrassing for the Nigerian government, correspondent say.
The former head of Sierra Leone's army, Maj Gen Nelson Williams, who is now Sierra Leone's Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, is back at his base in the capital Abuja, authorities say.
It was not immediately clear whether any ransom was paid for his release.
"He is in sound health," Nigerian police spokesman Don Awunah said.
Maj Gen Williams is believed to be the first Sierra Leone diplomat to be abducted anywhere in the world since the country became independent in 1961.
His seizure was hugely embarrassing for the Nigerian government, correspondent say.
