13 young women, who were abducted by unknown people in Zambia, have been rescued by neighbours months after being kidnapped. Ransom videos showing one of the abductees being beaten prompted a police operation but they failed to locate the women. Full story
Image caption: The abductors were demanding a ransom for the 13 captured women
The women, aged between 17 and 28, include a mobile money booth operator who became the face of the abductees after a video in which she appeared being beaten with a metal rod while pleading for mercy went viral about six months ago.But on Monday, one of the abductees managed to scale a wall of the house where they were being held in the capital, Lusaka’s Chalala residential area.
“We helped the ladies by taking them out. One of them is pregnant. We found a casket and a shrine inside the house. There were also charms, pads and condoms everywhere," he narrated.