A judge in the Borno state High court, Haruna Mshelia, has been released two months after he was kidnapped.

Mshelia was travelling with his wife, driver, and orderly along Biu-Maiduguri road when he was attacked and abducted on June 24.

His release from his abductors was announced on a WhatsApp platform of Borno lawyers.

“Alhamdulillah, we have just received the news of the release of Justice Haruna Mshelia,” the message reads.

The lawyers indicated that Mshelia regained his freedom, while his wife and driver are still in captivity.

Mshelia, who was previously a private lawyer, joined the Borno state judiciary in May 2012.

He was one of two high court judges selected from the state’s private legal practitioners.