The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has expressed gratitude to God and security agencies for the release of his wife, Margaret, by those who kidnapped her on Thursday this week.
In a statement in Abuja today, Saturday, Emefiele also expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari and thanked God Almighty for the life of his dear wife. He praised security agencies for their gallantry in bringing his wife back home “within 24 hours in compliance with the directive of President Buhari.”
The CBN Governor also expressed his gratitude to the Delta and Edo State governments, friends and well wishers “who, through their actions, prayers and goodwill, helped to bring this harrowing experience to a joyful end.”
He reaffirmed his resolve to continue to serve the nation diligently and with all his heart without any fear of intimidation.
Mrs. Emefiele was kidnapped around the Edo/Delta boundary while she was coming from Lagos State. The Emefieles are from Delta State.
“Two among the police officers attached to her were shot and are presently in the hospital receiving treatment,”
The abductors were said to have later made contact with her husband and demanded a huge sum as ransom but it is not clear if any was paid. [myad]
