They learnt the aged woman( Queen of Ogwashi-Uku kingdom) was kidnapped by 8 gunmen at about 1:30pm on Sunday
afternoon at her hubby’s residence located in Ogbe-Ofe quarters in Ogwashi Uku area of Delta State.
The gunmen stormed the palace in 2 Audi cars.
Ngozi Iweala’s mother , Prof. Kamene Okonjo is a medical doctor who is married to a popular monarch (traditionalruler),
Professor Chukwuka Aninshi Okonjo Agbogidi in Ogwashi-Uku kingdom. She is 82-year-old.
Delta State Police spokesman, Charles Muka who confirmed her abduction said: “Yes, we (police) have got the
information on the kidnap and we have also got information that will lead to the arrest of the hoodlums,”
Following her kidnap, security has been tightened in the palace and Delta State police officials have launched a manhunt for
her kidnappers.
Okonjo’s father, Prof. Chukwuka Okonjo is a retired professor of Economics at the University of Ibadan, Oyo State and the
traditionalruler of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom in Delta State while her mother, Kamene, is also a retired professor of Sociology
from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).
Okonjo’s husband, Dr. Ikemba Iweala is a United States (U.S.)-based neuro-surgeon.
So far we are still unsure if the finance minister is aware of this developing news.
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but according to channels news it is believed that the ministers mother will be rescued in 24 hours.
