A senior Niger Delta Development Commission official, Kingsley Okorafor, who was kidnapped in the early hours of Saturday morning, has been released.
Okorafor was abducted from his hometown in Umuadara Umulogho Autonomous Municipality, Obowo Municipality, Imo State.
The victim was kidnapped last Friday while driving home by Innocent Anyanwu, the traditional ruler of Ndihu Autonomous Community in Obowo LGA, whose funeral was scheduled for Saturday.
According to a community source, the NDDC officer was pursued by his kidnappers after he left the vigil to his community where he was kidnapped and left his car at the scene.
It was also discovered that the suspects had established contacts with the victim’s family and deposited N10m as ransom for his release.
According to Punch, traditional community ruler Patrick Uwalaka, who previously said development was unfortunate, also celebrated the eventual release.
However, it cannot be determined whether ransom was paid for the release of the NDDC officer.
Imo State Police Command spokesman Micheal Abattam never responded to a request regarding the kidnapping and, at the time of filing this report, was required to respond to a request regarding his release.
