Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- Bandits have released the remaining three residents of Olle-Bunu community in Kabba/Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State who were abducted earlier this year, after collecting three motorcycles as additional ransom.

The bandits released the victims on Saturday after days of negotiations with representatives of the community, according to a local community newspaper, Egbe Mekun Parrot.

The platform said the kidnappers had earlier released some of the abducted residents but continued to hold the remaining three, insisting on further payments despite earlier ransoms allegedly paid by families and community members.

"The negotiations dragged on for days before the final conditions were met," the platform reported, add...