Nollywood actress and Special Assistant to the Imo state Governor on Public Affairs Nkiru Sylvanus who was kidnapped on Sunday, December 16 2012 in Owerri the Imo state capital has been released by her abductors.

Sylvanus was kidnapped along with former Mr. Nigeria Kenneth Okolie as both were together on that night. They were both released on Thursday night.

Sylvanus and Okolie were taken close to the Concorde Hotel, Owerri with the kidnappers contacting some friends of Sylvanus with an N100 million ransom demand.

It is not clear if the ransom was paid to secure their release as at the time of publishing this report.