How Ngozi Okonjo Iweala's mother was Kidnapped

The kidnap of Professor Kamene Okonjo from her palace was executed by a group of daredevil kidnappers who disguised as palace guards while her husband was traveling in Abuja.

A man in police custody who allegedly led the kidnappers to Mrs. Okonjo's compound a few minutes before the incident took place was said to have informed the housemaid that he was in the palace to take the queen mother to somewhere in the town for a traditional event.

The 86 year old who is a retired proffesor of sociology at the University of Nigeria (UNN) Nsukka was taken hostage when she came outside her palace to offer some refreshments to some working in the palace compound,Other kidnappers numbering 10 were lurking around the palace