ENUGU—The Enugu State auditor, Mr. Sunday Ogbobe, who was recently kidnapped regained his freedomTuesday night, after four days of captivity in the hands of suspected Fulani herdsmen.
Ogbobe, who was kidnapped on the Nsukka-Adani Road, was released after the family paid the sum of N700,000 at a designated place in Amokwu community, Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State.
He was kidnapped last Saturday by herdsmen while returning from a town hall meeting at Ukpabi community.
He reportedly ran into a road block mounted by Fulani herdsmen around 4p.m., from where he was dragged into the bush.
His abductors opened discussion with the family, demanding N5m ransom, which they later reduced to N1.5m the following day.
However, when the family could not meet up, they settled for N700,000.
According to the source, “they initially directed us to drop the ransom at Opi-junction in Nsukka Local Government Area; while at the junction, the kidnappers directed us to move to Ogbede junction in Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area.
“On getting to Ogbede junction, the kidnappers instructed us to proceed to Amokwu Affa junction, in Udi Local Government Area, close to a primary school, where two Fulani herdsmen emerged with pump action guns and collected the ransom.”
“They asked us to move quickly while the man was released at a different location.”
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