A joint
operation by the State Security Service and the police has led to the arrest of
two Army personnel allegedly responsible for the abduction of Margaret
Emefiele, wife of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin, PREMIUM
TIMES can report.
Musa
Maidabara, a corporal attached to the 322 Artillery Regiment, and Edwin George
of 371 Artillery Regiment in Maiduguri were arrested in separate locations with
cash and other material possessions, security sources told PREMIUM TIMES.
Mrs.
Emefiele was kidnapped along Benin-Agbor Road on September 29, 2016, alongside
four others including her police detail.
The
suspects reportedly chased Mrs. Emefiele’s security into the bush and took
their victim to their den where she remained until the next morning.
The
Emefieles reportedly parted with a large amount of money as ransom.
Sources
told this newspaper that the suspects, both of whom are students of Nigerian
Army Institute of Technology and Environmental Studies in Makurdi, the Benue
State capital, had nearly ₦15 million with
them.
While
Mr. George, a lance corporal, was arrested at his hometown in Otukpo, Benue
State; Mr. Maidabara was arrested along Benin-Asaba Road.
Mr.
Maidabara visited his brother, also a soldier, at 14 Field Engineer Regiment,
Onitsha, Anambra State, with whom he kept all the money where operatives later
recovered them, sources said.
They
also had two Honda Accord cars with them at the time of their arrest.The
investigation into Mrs. Emefiele’s kidnap is, however, still ongoing.
Army
spokesman, Sani Usman, did not respond to PREMIUM TIMES’ request for comment.
However,
a senior police official in Delta State confirmed that the police were aware of
the arrest of one of the soldiers.
He declined official comment saying he was
not authorized to do so.
Source: PREMIUM TIMES.
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