Nigeria, June 14 -- The farmer in Ekiti State who was kidnapped from his farm in Ikole Local government area has regained his freedom.

Jimoh Olodan was reportedly abandoned by his abductors on Monday after a search party comprising the police, Amotekun, and local hunters closed in on the kidnappers' hideout.

Mr Olodan was found around 5.30 a.m. in the forest.

He was kidnapped on Friday, at Elegure farmstead near Iyemero, after bandits numbering 18, stormed the community.

The bandits later called on Saturday and demanded for a N30 million ransom from the family.

A source told journalists in Ado Ekiti on Monday, that the farmer was released due to efforts by local hunters, Vigilante Group of Nigeria, Oodua Peoples Congress, and Amoteku...