How Chike Onyemenam, SAN, was abducted by unknown gunmen on Saturday and demanded N15m as ransom for his release.
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Onyemenam was abducted at Otulu junction along the Benin-Asaba-Onitsha expressway, in Delta State.
TheNigerialawyer gathered that the learned Silk was kidnapped along with one of his junior lawyers who had accompanied him on official duty.
According to the source, the junior lawyer was later released while his boss was taken to an unknown destination, from where the hoodlums opened communication, demanding N15 million ransom.
In a swift reaction, Commissioner of Police in the state, Adeyinka Adeleke, denied knowledge of the kidnap, saying that he was not “aware of the kidnap of any SAN near Asaba.”
Adeleke however, confirmed that one person was kidnapped in Ughelli axis of the state on Saturday, adding that his men were already on the trail of the abductors.
Eyewitnesses claimed that no fewer than eight persons were kidnapped when about 20 gunmen reportedly stormed Uvwiamuge axis of the Ughelli/Agbarho section of the East-West road in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State.
The gunmen who raided the area for over thirty minutes, fled with the victims after security operatives engaged them in gun duel, following a distressed call.
Chike Onyemenam, SAN, was earlier released on Monday but we are yet to know if the N15m ransome was paid before he regained his freedom.
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