Kidnapped Akwa Ibom politician, wife regain freedom

By Dennis Udoma Uyo—

THE abducted businessman and former Chairman of Ikot-Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Amaete Ntuk, has regained his freedom.

Ntuk, who was kidnapped last Saturday around Ekparakwa community in Oruk Anam Local Government, a gateway to Ikot Abasi, was said

to have been freed on Tuesday morning.

Although it was not confirmed if the N1.5 million ransom demanded by his abductors was paid, a family source told Vanguard that he was released alongside his wife and were cooling off in an undisclosed hospital at Ikot Abasi for medical treatment for machete cuts sustained during the kidnap.

It was also gathered that friends and business associates, who thronged his residence, were not allowed to see him, as he was said to be recuperating from the shocking experience. Obong Ntuk and wife were abducted on their way from the Ibom International Airport, while coming home from an event in Abuja.

Obong Ntuk, it will be recalled, was elected Chairman of Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of the state in 1990, under the defunct National Republican Convention, NRC.

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Kidnapped Akwa Ibom politician, wife regain freedom On November 11, 20164:43 amIn NewsComments By Dennis Udoma Uyo—THE abducted businessman and former Chairman of Ikot-Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Obong Amaete Ntuk, has regained his freedom. ADVERTISING inRead invented by Teads Ntuk, who was kidnapped last Saturday around Ekparakwa community in Oruk Anam Local Government, a gateway to Ikot Abasi, was said to have been freed on Tuesday morning. Although it was not confirmed if the N1.5 million ransom demanded by his abductors was paid, a family source told Vanguard that he was released alongside his wife and were cooling off in an undisclosed hospital at Ikot Abasi for medical treatment for machete cuts sustained during the kidnap. It was also gathered that friends and business associates, who thronged his residence, were not allowed to see him, as he was said to be recuperating from the shocking experience. Obong Ntuk and wife were abducted on their way from the Ibom International Airport, while coming home from an event in Abuja. Obong Ntuk, it will be recalled, was elected Chairman of Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of the state in 1990, under the defunct National Republican Convention, NRC.

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