Colombia- Nhora Valentina Munoz, the 10-year old daughter of the town mayor was finally reunited with her family after 19 days in captive.

The story of her kidnapping has brought consternation among the general public about the audacity of the culprit to do such crime.However, what is baffling is the fact who were her captors and why was she kidnapped.

Nhora’s father, Jorge Enrique Munoz, is the mayor of Fortul. He was able to retrieve her daughter from the jungle in Arauca region.

The girl told reporters that her captors had left her on a sidewalk by herself and that local farmers found her and contacted the Red Cross.

“I was praying a lot. I knew things would turn out well,” she said.
So far, the Red Cross, the family and authorities have not said who they believe was responsible for her kidnapping on September 29.

The country’s two largest guerrilla groups, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, and Zapatista Army of National Liberation, or EZLN ,have been suspected since both rebel groups are known to target local leaders such as Nhora’s father, but both groups have denied involvement in the kidnapping.

Munoz credited the national outcry over the kidnapping as the reason why his daughter was released.

“This pressure and the clamor of the Colombian people resulted in the release of Nhora Valentina without any conditions,” he told CNN affiliate Caracol TV.

Nhora also spoke to the station Tuesday.

“I was very happy last night, and I am still happy,” she said. “Sometimes I was scared, but I had faith in God and knew that everything would be all right in the end.”
She said she was treated well and given food, adding that she missed her parents.