A former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Prof. Onje Gye-Wado who was kidnapped on Thursday night, has been freed by his abductors after collecting close to N4 million ransom.
A former NUJ chairman and also a former Commissioner of lnformation in the state, Dogo Shamma, confirmed the release of Gye-Wado, via a text he sent to NUJ state council WhatsApp handle around 10:06pm, on Sunday, saying, “To God be the Glory, Prof. Onje, is finally released from the hands of kidnappers just now.”
The professor of law was kidnapped on Thursday night in his country home, Rinza, near Wamba, the headquarters of Wamba local government area of the state.
Earlier, his kidnappers had placed a ransom of N70 million, but the family bargained from N2 million to N3.5 million and finally, the family had to top it to close to N4 million before he was released.
“They collected the ransom near Mada Hills Secondary School in Akwanga, with N200 recharge card; then he was released near Angwan chiyawa, close to those hills between Akwanga and Nasarawa Eggon” a family source said.
It was gathered that Gye-Wado, was taken back to the Palace of the paramount ruler of Wamba, Oriye Rindre, Justice Lawal Musa Nagogo, upon his release.
