There are indications that\u00a0 Kidnappers of the\u00a0 82 year old Mother of Finance Minister, Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iwealla at their family home in Ogwashi uku, Delta state, are demanding for a whopping $1 billion ransom.<\/p>\n
Gunmen Sunday abducted the mother of the Minister of Finance, in Ogwahi-Uku, Delta State.<\/p>\n
Okonjo-Iweala\u2019s mother who is the wife of His Majesty, Professor Chukwuka Aninshi Okonjo Agbogidi, the reigning Obi of Ogwashi-Uku kingdom, aand a professor of medicine,\u00a0 was kidnapped Sunday at about 1:30 pm from the husband\u2019s palace at Ogbe-Ofu quarters in Ogwahi-Uku by eight gunmen who stormed the palace in two Audi cars.<\/p>\n
The demand for a $1billion ransom according to source was relayed to the family of the woman this morning, but this could not be confirmed<\/p>\n
Efforts by Pointblanknews.com to reach the minister or her spokesman, Joe Obi were unsuccessful as at press time.<\/p>\n
The kidnappers, numbering about 10, were said to be lurking around the palace until the woman and her maid came down to offer some drinks to workers at the gate.<\/p>\n
Eyewitness said as soon as the woman came down from the main building, towards the gate, the criminals also moved in from the gate to grab and push her into a waiting Golf Volkswagen car.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmediately they saw her (the King\u2019s wife) they bundled her into a waiting Golf car while another car was parked outside.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was learnt that one of them went upstairs to collect the woman\u2019s handbag. The eyewitness said another maid, who sighted the kidnappers upstairs, hid herself in the kitchen.<\/p>\n
The atmosphere at the palace was gloomy on Sunday as many sympathisers and well wishers, including members of the community vigilance group, gathered to discuss the development.<\/p>\n
State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Charles Muoka, who confirmed the kidnap to our correspondent on telephone on Sunday, said the police had collected information that would be useful enough to track down the kidnappers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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