The 84- year-old mother of the former Commissioner for Education in Ondo State, Madam Funke Olatubora, who was abducted last Sunday by some gunmen, has regained her freedom.

It was gathered that the octogenarian was released by her captors in the early hour of yesterday at Owena River in Iyansan in Irele local Government Area of the state.

Confirming the development, the police spokesman, Mr. Wole Ogodo, said the kidnappers’ den was tracked with the high technology gadgets.

He said the kidnappers released the victim and abandoned their hideout when they noticed that security agents were after them.

Ogodo assured that security agents would still arrest the kidnappers for prosecution despite the fact that they had released their victim.

He, however, confirmed that no ransom was paid for the freedom of the woman, adding that the hoodlums released her when they perceived danger.

Madam Olatubora was, last Sunday morning, kidnapped by about six gunmen at her Iyansan country home in the coastal area of Irele Local Government Area of Ondo State.

The abductors were said to have demanded N50 million ransom from the old woman’ family to secure her freedom.