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| Kanene Okonjo |
Kidnappers that abducted the
mother of Nigerian Finance Minister and co-ordinating Minister of economy, Dr.
Ngozi Okonjo Iweala has demanded the sum of N200,000,000 naira from the family.
They established contact with the family on Monday afternoon and wanted to speak
with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala herself but
their demand was declined.
They however spoke with the first son of the family
who relocated to Ogwasi-Ukwu few days ago to salvage the situation. The 82 year
old Kanene Okonjo was kidnapped on Sunday when she came outside to serve soft
drinks to workers in their family house. The abductors were demanding for their own
subsidy which Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala gives to the petroleum products marketers.
At first, they demanded for her resignation as one of the conditions of the old
woman’s release. Meanwhile, Delta state
police command have arrested the two policemen who were suppose to be on duty the day the old woman was kidnapped. In a related development, the president of Nigerian
association of Industrial security and safety , Enah Ekhome has warned that
more high profile kidnapping may likely occur and advised Nigerians to be more
security conscious especially this season. He advocated for installation of Access
control gadgets and closed circuit television (CCTV) in the facilities.
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