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An, influential imam kidnapped on the 3rd of September in Kalaban Coura neighborhood in Bamako has regained his freedom. Sheikh Ibrahim Kontao was freed from a police operation that tracked the kidnappers using technology. The Imam’s relatives and followers have since received the news with jubilation.
So, who is Imam Sheikh Ibrahim Kontao and how was he released after being kidnapped?
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