NIGERIAN FINANCE MINISTERS OKONJO-IWEALA'S MOTHER FREED!
This according to Sahara reporters who confirmed information received from a security source that the kidnapped mother of Nigeria's finance minister, Professor Kamene Okonjo has been freed by security forces in Delta state.
Professor Okonjo was kidnapped by dare-devil kidnappers from her home on December 9 2012 while attending to workers fixing her palace gate.
BBC also reports
Kamene Okonjo, an 82-year-old retired professor, was seized from her home in southern Nigeria on Sunday. Kidnapping is common in southern Nigeria, where it is a lucrative criminal enterprise. It is not clear if Mrs Okonjo was held for political or financial gain. Dozens of people were reportedly detained on Thursday during the search for Mrs Okonjo. Earlier this week finance ministry spokesman Paul Nwabuikwu said that Mrs Okonjo-Iweala had been threatened recently. He confirmed Mrs Okonjo's release, but gave no further details, AP news agency reports. Police spokesman Frank Mba told the AFP news agency Mrs Okonjo was "in good health".
Thank Goodness for that!!
Professor Okonjo was kidnapped by dare-devil kidnappers from her home on December 9 2012 while attending to workers fixing her palace gate.
BBC also reports
Kamene Okonjo, an 82-year-old retired professor, was seized from her home in southern Nigeria on Sunday. Kidnapping is common in southern Nigeria, where it is a lucrative criminal enterprise. It is not clear if Mrs Okonjo was held for political or financial gain. Dozens of people were reportedly detained on Thursday during the search for Mrs Okonjo. Earlier this week finance ministry spokesman Paul Nwabuikwu said that Mrs Okonjo-Iweala had been threatened recently. He confirmed Mrs Okonjo's release, but gave no further details, AP news agency reports. Police spokesman Frank Mba told the AFP news agency Mrs Okonjo was "in good health".
Thank Goodness for that!!
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