Okonjo-Iweala’s mother regains freedom from kidnappers

Professor Kamene Okonjo, has been released by her kidnappers, five days after she was abducted.

A senior security source confirmed to Reuters that “She has been released now by her captors and she is at home.”

The Minister of Finance’s mother, who is the wife of His Majesty, Professor Chukwuka Aninshi Okonjo Agbogidi, the incumbent Obi of Ogwashi-Uku kingdom, was taken away by her captors from the palace last Sunday, at about 1.30pm.

Reports have it that the kidnappers initially demanded a ransom of $1 billion, before they reduced it to N200 million. We cannot confirm immediately if they received any payment, before they released the trained medical doctor.

The Coordinating Minister for the Economy/Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has issued a press statement, in which she confirmed that her mother, Professor Mrs Kamene Okonjo, has been freed by her abductors this morning.

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