{"id":104576,"date":"2023-05-01T18:21:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T17:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=104576"},"modified":"2023-05-01T18:21:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T17:21:54","slug":"breaking-kidnapped-ex-nba-president-regains-freedom-after-two-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/breaking-kidnapped-ex-nba-president-regains-freedom-after-two-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Kidnapped ex-NBA president regains freedom after two weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kidnapped former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Okey Wali, has regained his freedom after spending two weeks in captivity.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\nWali, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, was abducted by armed men dressed in military uniform at the Obiri-Kwere area of the East-West Road in the Obio\/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State fortnight Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The NBA chairman, Port Harcourt Branch, Viktor Benibo, confirmed Wali\u2019s release to our correspondent on Monday, saying, \u201cHe is in his house. 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