Onogwu Muhammed, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Yahaya Bello, made the confirmation in a statement released on Saturday evening.
It was gathered that the 21 victims, who were kidnapped along Ajaokuta-Itobe road in Kogi State on Thursday, were rescued on Saturday by a joint team of security operatives, comprising personnel of the Nigerian Police Force, Civil Defence and local vigilantes.
The statement said,: