Dr Comfort Adokwe, a Nasarawa State University lecturer who was kidnapped on Sunday, has been freed.
Adokwe, a lecturer in the university’s Faculty of Administration and the school’s Deputy Director of Gender Studies was kidnapped from her home in Angwan Jaba in Keffi on Sunday night by gunmen.
Timothy Adokwe, Comfort’s brother, verified the release over the phone with the media.
In his words, “Yes, she was released around 8:30.”
According to him, the kidnappers requested a N100 million ransom at first.
He acknowledged that the family paid an unspecified sum to ensure her release.
Timothy, on the other hand, praised the military and the Department of State Services, DSS, for their assistance in the rescue of his sister, noting that while they couldn’t approach any closer to Comfort to prevent any injury, they monitored via satellite.
Adokwe stated that his sister was transported to an unidentified hospital for medical examination, but that she is OK and has been reunited with her husband and children.
He asked the government to guarantee that development reaches regions where kidnappers predominate.
He said that the VC of the institution, who had previously been abducted, was freed from the same area.
cc: Daily Post Ng
