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Anambra Commissioner, Wife Regain Freedom

Abducted Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development Patrick Mba and his wife have been released by their captors.

Their release was disclosed to Punch by a reliable top government official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity on Saturday night.

The source said the commissioner and his wife regained their freedom on Saturday.

“The kidnapped Commissioner of Youth Development and his wife have been released today. To God be the glory. The state government will soon issue a statement on that,” the source added.

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Mba was, on Friday, kidnapped alongside his wife at an undisclosed location along the Edo-Kogi Expressway on their way to Abuja to attend the wedding of Adaora, the daughter of the state governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, which was held on Saturday.

They were said to be travelling in a commercial Toyota Sienna bus with other passengers.

It was gathered that one of the commissioner’s aides, who was also on the journey with him, was killed in the process.

The state government has yet to make an official statement on the development.

More details later…

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