Abducted Nasarawa ex-deputy governor, Gye Wado, released by gunmen

Professor Onje Gye-Wado, a former deputy governor of Nasarawa State, was freed four days after his abduction. Gye-Wado was abducted by gunmen on Thursday in Rinza hamlet in the state's Wamba Local Government District. For his release, his adductors sought N70 million.

On Monday morning, DSP Ramham Nansel, the state's police public relations officer, verified his release to our correspondent.

“He was released around 9pm yesterday (Sunday), due to sustained pressure from the search and rescue team. No ransom was paid,” he said.

Narrating Gye-Wado’s kidnap, a family source said the kidnappers gained entrance through the fence, broke into the house through his wife’s window and whisked him away to an unknown destination.

“His wife came in for Easter celebration and they broke into the house through her widow and took him away to an unknown destination. We are hoping that the security agencies will make efforts towards rescuing him unhurt,” the source said.

Before the tragic episode, Professor Onje Gye-Wado, who held the position of Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State from 1999 to 2003, had narrowly evaded being kidnapped multiple times.