Crime
Nasarawa ex-deputy governor, Prof. Gye-Wado, regains freedom
A former deputy governor of Nasarawa State, Prof Onje Gye-Wado, who was recently kidnapped has regained his freedom.
Unconfirmed reports say the professor of law who was abducted on Thursday from his country home in Rinza, near Wamba, headquarters of Wamba local government area of the state, was released after his family paid a N4 million ransom to the kidnappers.
Ramhan Nansel, police public relations officer (PPRO) in Nasarawa, confirmed the release of Gye-Wado on Monday.
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The police spokesperson however said he is not aware if a ransom was paid before the former deputy governor was released.
He said Gye-Wado was set free following the “search and rescue” operation of the police.
“We don’t support or encourage payment of ransom. So that is totally out of our knowledge. We don’t know anything about that,” he said.
“He was released due to the sustained effort of our search rescue team that was deployed.”
Gye-Wado is a professor and former dean of the faculty of law at Nasarawa State University.
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