Kidnapped Tanzanian tycoon freed

Tanzanian tycoon Mohammad Dewji, who was kidnapped earlier this month, said yesterday he had been released and had returned home safely.

“I thank Allah that I have returned home safe and sound,” Dewji told journalists in Dar es Salaam where he was abducted on October 11 as he entered a gym.

Tanzanian police said on Friday they had identified the driver of a vehicle used in the kidnapping. The family had offered a reward of half a million dollars (Dh1.83 million) for information that would help police find him. (AFP)