ENUGU – Abductors of Sheik Adam Idoko, the Chief Imam of the University
of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Central Mosque have released him at the wee
hours of this morning. Idoko, who is also the Deputy Secretary-General
of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, was
kidnapped last Friday.
The UNN Chief Imam was said to be have
paid N2 Million as ransom yesterday haven struck an agreement not
involve security operatives in his rescue.
The abductors were
reported to have informed Idoko’s relatives that he will be dropped off
at Okpo but was released at Amala,Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu
State. It would be recalled that gunmen abducted him in his village,
Ogrute,Enugu-Ezike, in Igbo-Eze North Council Area of Enugu State, where
he had gone for a meeting.
The kidnappers had demanded a ransom
of N20M before they would free the UNN Chief Imam. Spokesman of the
Enugu State Police Command, DSP, Ebere Amaraizu,who had confirmed the
incident to Vanguard assured that the operatives were on the trail of
the abductors to rescue the UNN Chief Imam unhurt.
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