Kidnappers of former deputy governor of Nasarawa State, Professor Onje Gye-Wado have released him after receiving N4 million ransom.
Gye-Wado who was abducted in his village in Rinza of Wamba local government area of Nasarawa state last Thursday was reportedly released late Sunday.
Channels Television quoted Nasarawa State Police Commissioner, Nansel Nimyel, as confirming the release of the former deputy governor.
Also, Daily Trust reported how the family negotiated the N70 million initially demanded by the kidnappers as ransom to N4 million to secure his release.
The newspaper quoted the family source as confirming that the kidnappers collected the ransom near Mada Hills Secondary School in Akwanga, with 200 naira recharge card.
Gye-Wado was therefore freed from the kidnappers’ den close to Angwan chiyawa, close to those hills between Akwanga and Nasarawa Eggon.
He was taken back to the Palace of the paramount ruler of Wamba, Oriye Rindre, Justice Lawal Musa Nagogo, upon his release.
The newspaper also quoted a former NUJ chairman and also a former commissioner of information in the state, Mr Dogo Shamma, as confirming 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.”
