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Ridwan Oliyide
A former deputy governor of Nasarawa State, Prof Onje Gye-Wado who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Gwagi, Wamba Local Government Area of the state has been released around 9pm on Sunday after a ransom of N4 million was paid.
PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the professor of law was abducted on Thursday after the perpetrators broke into his resident where he was planning to spend the Easter holiday with his family.
A family source disclosed that the kidnappers had demanded a ransom of N70 million, but the family negotiated to pay N2 million but was rejected by the kidnappers and they later pleaded to pay N3.5 million but the offer was turned down, eventually paying N4 million before he was released.
“The kidnappers collected the ransom near Mada Hills Secondary School in Akwanga, with 200 naira recharge card, after which he was freed from their den close to Angwan chiyawa, close to those hills between Akwanga and Nasarawa Eggon.”
It was gathered that Prof Gye-Wado was taken back to the Palace of the paramount ruler of Wamba, Oriye Rindre, Justice Lawal Musa Nagogo, upon his release.
A former NUJ chairman and also a former commissioner of information in the state, Mr Dogo Shamma, confirmed the release of Prof Gye-Wado, via a text message.
“To God be the Glory Prof. Onje, has finally been released from the hands of kidnappers just now.”
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