Nigeria: Professor Okonjo Freed from Kidnappers
Professor Kamene Okonjo, the mother of Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who was kidnapped from her home, has been freed.
Prof. Kamene Okonjo
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Nigeria:
Soldiers Arrest Dozens Over High-Profile Kidnapping
Leadership, 14 December 2012
Military authorities said yesterday that soldiers had arrested 63 people in Delta State during raids aimed at finding the finance minister's 82-year-old mother, Prof Kanene Okonjo,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Okonjo-Iweala's Mother - Army Arrests 63 Suspects
Vanguard, 14 December 2012
As security operatives intensified search for Professor Kamene Okonjo, the mother of Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who was abducted last Sunday from her home, the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
IG Gives Police Three Days to Produce Okonjo Unhurt
Daily Trust, 14 December 2012
Aduba said following the IG's order, "the command and other sister security agencies have fully mobilized to ensure her early and safe release from the hands of the vicious… Read more »
InFocus
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Contact has been made with the kidnappers of Kamene Okonjo, mother of Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the ransom demand has been lowered to approximately U.S.$1 million. Read more »
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Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Finance Minister, blamed indicted oil marketers for the kidnap of her 82-year-old mother, Prof Kamene ... Read more »