Governor Ifeanyi Okowo of Delta State paid a whooping N200million ransom
to free his sister-in-law who was kidnapped more than a week ago in
Asaba, the Delta State Capital, a security source told
Pointblanknews.com.
Unknown gunmen had allegedly kidnapped the younger sister to wife of
Delta State Governor.
Elizabeth, younger sister to Dame Edith, was allegedly accosted by a
gang of young men at Temple Clinic junction, along Awai road near
Government House, Asaba and taken away in a waiting vehicle.
Sources told pointblanknews.com that since her kidnap, Government and
security officials have been negotiating with the kidnappers who were
said to have demanded for N500million.
“They demanded N500million after the kidnap and after much negotiation
and pleading they insisted they won’t take anything less N200million,” a
security source familiar with the issue told Pointblanknews.com.
According to the source, there was an initial reluctance to pay the sum
but for the threat from the kidnappers, the Governor and his family
caved in and made the sum available.
Pointblanknews.com gathered that the ransom payment has been kept a top
secret. No Government official can speak on the matter.