“Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala” Mother was kidnapped

The mother of the Minister of Finance “Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala"was kidnapped on the 9th of December, 2012. It was around 1: pm at the husband’s palace in Ogbe-Ofu quarters by eight gunmen who stormed the palace in two Audi 80 cars.

She is 82 years old and the wife of the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom, Professor Chukwuka Aninshi Okonjo Agbogidi. The Policemen have already arrested a man, who was said to have left the palace a few minutes before the incident.

The State Police Public Relations Officer, Charles Muoka, who confirmed the kidnap, said the police had collected information that would be useful enough to track down the kidnappers.

Her daughter Okonjo-Iweala is yet to make a statement of her own. The Kidnappers also haven’t made contact with her or the family to demand a ransom.