Professor Onje Gye-Wado, a former deputy of Nasarawa State, who was abducted on Thursday night, has been released after a ransom of N4 million was paid by the family.
Gye-Wado, a Professor of Law, was kidnapped from his country home in Rinza, near Wamba, headquarters of Wamba Local Government Area of the State.
His kidnappers had demanded a ransom of N70 million, but the family negotiated from N2 million and later N3.5 million, eventually paying N4 million before he was released.
A family source said: “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 Professor 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 chairman of Nigerian Union of Journalists 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.”
First published in Daily Trust
