There was serious tension and pandemonium in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital and its environs following the discovery by men of the Ebonyi State command of the State Security Service (SSS) list of top politicians, businessmen, professionals, women and children to be kidnapped by a gang that specialises in kidnapping of influential people in the state.
The state director of the SSS, Ebonyi State, Mr Laasan Baba, who disclosed this yesterday in Abakaliki while parading 2 suspects arrested by the command over their alleged involvement in the kidnap of the brother in-law to the former governor of the state, Hon Kennedy Ogba.
Hon Ogba, the elder brother to Mrs Eunice Ukamaka Egwu, was kidnapped on Friday at his residence, Nsurakpa, Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State by unknown gunmen at about 5pm while bringing back his children from School.
According to the state director SSS, “Mr. Kennedy Ogba, former chairman, Ohaukwu local government area, a one-time majority leader of Ebonyi State House of Assembly and a brother in-law to the former governor of the state was kidnapped at Nsurakpa village by 3 armed men and we want to inform you that Kennedy Ogba was released yesterday.”
“Mr. Ogba was released after the command had arrested the kidnappers when they demanded for N2million ransom and the money was taken to them and in attempt to collect the money, we arrested them and recovered the money.”
The state director of the SSS, Ebonyi State, Mr Laasan Baba, who disclosed this yesterday in Abakaliki while parading 2 suspects arrested by the command over their alleged involvement in the kidnap of the brother in-law to the former governor of the state, Hon Kennedy Ogba.
Hon Ogba, the elder brother to Mrs Eunice Ukamaka Egwu, was kidnapped on Friday at his residence, Nsurakpa, Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State by unknown gunmen at about 5pm while bringing back his children from School.
According to the state director SSS, “Mr. Kennedy Ogba, former chairman, Ohaukwu local government area, a one-time majority leader of Ebonyi State House of Assembly and a brother in-law to the former governor of the state was kidnapped at Nsurakpa village by 3 armed men and we want to inform you that Kennedy Ogba was released yesterday.”
“Mr. Ogba was released after the command had arrested the kidnappers when they demanded for N2million ransom and the money was taken to them and in attempt to collect the money, we arrested them and recovered the money.”
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