On September, 2016, Margaret, the wife of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, was one of about six people abducted by gunmen. Emefiele was kidnapped along Benin-Agbor Road on a Thursday after the gunmen chased her police detail into a bush. The gunmen later demanded a ransom of N1.5 billion.

Less than 24 hours after her abduction, the woman was released. Emefiele’s release stunned Nigerians. It’s still on record as the fastest release in the history of series of abduction for ransoms in Nigeria.

Police denied that ransom was paid. Later, it was heard that some people, including two serving soldiers, were arrested in connection with the abduction of the woman. The rescue of Emefiele and eventual arrest of the kidnappers was said to have been a joint operation between operatives of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team and operatives of the Department of State Services. The IRT operatives were led by Assistant Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari.

The serving soldiers were identified as Musa Maidabara, a Corporal attached to the 322 Artillery Regiment; and Edwin George of 371 Artillery Regiment.
The suspects, both of whom are students of the Nigerian Army Institute of Technology and Environmental Studies in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, had nearly N15 million with them during their arrest.

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