The Deputy Chief Press Secretary to Governor Rotimi
Amaechi of Rivers State, Mr. Freddy Ndigbara,
kidnapped by gunmen eight days ago, has regained his
freedom.
Ndigbara was kidnapped in his community, Kaani in
Khana Local Government Area last Saturday while
preparing for the All Progressives Congress ward rally.
The kidnappers reportedly stormed the rally ground
where Ndigbara was supervising the setting up of
canopies, went straight for him and forced him into a
waiting Toyota Highlander vehicle.
Ndigbara's wife, Joyce, said on Saturday that her
husband was blindfolded by his captors for many days
before he was eventually released.
The abductors of the governor's aide had established
contact with his family and allegedly demanded for a
N100 million ransom.
Confirming the release of her husband at the
Government House Clinic, Port Harcourt, where he is
currently admitted, Mrs. Ndigbara explained that he
was allowed to go without removing the blindfold from
his eyes.
Though she could not explain her husband's ordeal in
the hands of the kidnappers, she pointed out that some
indigenes of Nwawi community in the same Khana
Local Government Area saw the kidnap victim and
removed the blindfold from his eyes.
"He (Ndigbara) was blindfolded for many days. Even
when he was allowed to go, he was still blindfolded and
left around the bush in Nwawi community. Some
members of the community saw him and rescued him",
she added.
Ndigbara's wife, who was taking food to her husband at
the Government House Clinic, disclosed that he was not
yet stable as a result of the ordeal he passed through in
the hands of the kidnappers.
"I am happy that my husband has been released. We
thank God for His mercies. My husband is not stable
now, but I know he will soon be alright", a much
relieved Mrs. Ndigbara stated. |
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