The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confirmed that a legal practitioner, Linda Ameh, who was reported missing on May 6, 2026, has regained her freedom and was found safe.
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The command’s spokesperson, Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, noting that Ameh personally reported to the Maitama Police Station and provided details surrounding the incident.
“The FCT Police Command wishes to inform the public that Ms Linda Ameh, the legal practitioner earlier reported missing on May 6, 2026, has been found and personally reported to the Maitama Police Station to provide details of the incident,” the statement read.
Adeh added that investigations were ongoing to apprehend those responsible for the crime.
“The command further states that investigations are ongoing to apprehend those responsible for the crime, while Ms Ameh is assisting the police with useful information to aid ongoing investigative efforts and ensure the perpetrators are apprehended,” she stated.
Ameh was abducted on Tuesday, May 6, shortly after closing from work at Blades and Butchers Ltd in Maitama at about 5:40 p.m.
Her disappearance was immediately reported to the Maitama Division of the FCT Police Command and the National Youth Service Corps.
She had recently resumed work as a sales manager and was said to be nearing the completion of her NYSC service, including her final Community Development Service activities.
According to family sources, she was on her way home to Life Camp when her phone lines became unreachable and remained switched off despite repeated attempts to contact her.
The abductors were also said to have contacted her family and demanded a ransom of N20m for her release.
Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Festus Ogun, also confirmed her release in a post shared on X on Sunday.
Ogun stated that she was released after a ransom was allegedly paid, although he did not disclose the amount.
He wrote, “Eunice, the Abuja lawyer earlier abducted, has been freed after payment of ransom. It’s Eunice, it could be anyone tomorrow.
“The security situation in the country is alarming. It makes me wonder really how this President sleeps at night. I think he doesn’t just give a damn.”
According to Sahara Reporters, a family source had earlier confirmed on Sunday that she was found alive and unharmed.
Her disappearance had sparked widespread concern within the Nigerian Bar Association, which publicly demanded urgent action from security agencies.
The NBA President, Afam Osigwe, in a statement issued on Saturday night, described the incident as deeply personal to lawyers across the country.
“When a young lawyer goes missing, the pain is not distant to the Nigerian Bar Association, it is personal.
“We are more than a professional body; we are a community bound by shared sacrifice, shared dreams, and a collective duty to stand for one another,” the statement read.
Reports indicated that Ameh had only resumed work as a sales manager with Blades and Butchers Ltd, located on Lake Chad Crescent in Maitama, a few weeks before her abduction, while also preparing to complete her NYSC assignment.
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