A former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Prof Onje Gye-Wado, who was kidnapped last Thursday night, has been freed after N4million ransom payment to his abductors.
The Professor of law was kidnapped in his country home, Rinza, near Wamba, the headquarters of Wamba Local Government Area.
His kidnappers demanded a ransom of N70miliion but the family reportedly bargained from N2million to N3.5million.
It was gathered that eventually, a deal was struck with his abductors, accepted N4million cash before setting him free.
Reports quoting a family source said: “They (abductors) collected the ransom near Mada Hills Secondary School in Akwanga with N200 recharge card. Then he was released near Angwan chiyawa close to those hills between Akwanga and Nasarawa Eggon.”
According to reports, Gye-Wado was taken back to the palace of the paramount ruler of Wamba, Oriye Rindre, Justice Lawal Musa Nagogo, after his release.
A former National Union of Journalists (NUJ) chairman and ex-Commissioner of information, Mr. Dogo Shammah, confirmed the release of Gye-Wado.
He said: “To God be the Glory, Prof. Onje is finally released from the hands of kidnappers just now.”