Mrs. kamene Okonjo iweala's kidnap: 63 suspects arrested

About 63 people were Wednesday arrested in Ozanogogo town, Ika South local government area of Delta State by soldiers of 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army in connection with the kidnapping of Prof. Kamene Okonjo, wife of the Ogwashi-Uku Monarch and mother of the Minister of Finance, Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

Over 30 soldiers stormed the town in the evening hour when the men of the small community were returning from their various farms and other places.

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