Ekpe Ogbu, the commissioner for housing and urban development for the state of Benue, who was kidnapped on Sunday along with three other people, is now free.
A close family source disclosed it that his abductors made contact with the family on Monday night and demanded N11 million, but later reduced it to N5 million.
Details of his release were still sketchy as at press time, so it couldn’t be ascertained whether ransom was paid by his family or the state government.
Spokesperson for Benue State Police Command, Superintendent of Police (SP), Catherine Anene, confirmed that the commissioner and the three others abducted with him have been released, but did not give details.
Ogbu was kidnapped on Sunday together with his driver and two others along the Oturkpo – Ado Road on his way back from a Thanksgiving mass in honour of Senator Abba Moro in Oturkpo.
Source: guardian
