Abductors of Chief W.G. Watson, the 81-year-old father of a member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Chief Alfred Watson, have freed him.
The lawmaker confirmed in a terse statement in Yenagoa that his father was released in good condition at about 3:00pm, on Thursday.
However, he did not disclose whether ransom was paid to the hoodlums to secure the freedom of his father.
Two people linked to the abduction of the octogenarian were arrested and handed over to the police following personal investigations conducted by the lawmaker and some youths.
The suspects were taken to and detained at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the police where they were said to have made useful statements.
The octogenarian chief of Okpoama Kingdom, was kidnapped on August 5 at about 9.25am by gunmen who operated on a speedboat.
The octogenarian was said to be conveying the remains of his wife from Okpoama mortuary to Egweama, the deceased maternal home for burial as customs demand, when the gunmen struck.
The hoodlums fired four gunshots, attacked the boat driver with machetes and stole valuables of persons occupying the casket-bearing speedboat before whisking the old man away to an unknown location.
The profiles of the two arrested suspects and the evidence against them indicated that the dastardly act was masterminded by persons close to the family.
The kidnappers earlier demanded N70million ransom but later reduced it to N5.5million with a request that the money should be supported by two gallons of fuel and three bottles of Chelsea gin.