How Kidnappers Seized Nigeria Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala’s Mother From The Palace

Prof. Kamene Okonjo
By SaharaReporters, New York

The kidnap of Professor Kamene Okonjo, the 82-year old mother of Nigeria's finance minister Ngozi okonjo-Iweala 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.

Other kidnappers numbering 10 were lurking around the palace until Mrs. Okonjo and her maid came down to offer refreshments to some men  working to fix the palace gate.

Eyewitness accounts said that as soon as the woman stepped out of the main building, heading towards the gate, the kidnappers moved in from the gate, and pushed her into a waiting  Volkswagen Golf car.

In a telephone chat, one of the palace chiefs, who requested anonymity, told our reporter that the abductors were armed to teeth, and that had taken hostage the workers at the gate who were fixing interlocking tiles in the palace, ordering them to lie face down.

“Immediately they saw our king’s wife, the Queen Mother who was coming towards the gate with her maid to serve the workers soft drinks, she was seized and thrown into a waiting Golf car while another car was parked outside”.

Another eyewitness further said: “One of kidnappers, bracing all odds, went upstairs to collect the Queen Mother’s handbag. Another maid who sighted the kidnapper upstairs hid herself in the kitchen.”
 Professor Okonjo is a retired profesor of sociology at the University of Nigeria (UNN) Nsukka.

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TO BE FOREWARNED IS TO BE FOREARMED

10 Dec 2012

It is very sad that this poor old lady would have to pay for the ignominious deeds attributable to, or laid at her daughter's feet.
Less than a week ago I warned that Ngozi should put daylight between herself and Diezani Alison-Madueke. The subject at the time was un-necessary PANDERING to Stockbrokers, who in turn would be expected to PANDER in kind to Ngozi. Meanwhile, little is said or heard about the rest of us, INVESTORS, who lost OUR SHIRTS, for supporting the ECONOMY.
The friendship with Diezani was becoming TOXIC; OPPRESSORS felt they needed to be heard. Now that suffering Nigerians are reacting in this foulest of ways, I can only HOPE that she will mend her ways, at least for her mother's sake.

I APPEAL TO OUR WRONGED BROTHERS TO RELEASE MAMA FORTHWITH. SHE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH CORRUPTION IN HIGH PLACES, OTHER THAN BEING A MOTHER TO A CHILD WHO IS BEING LED ASTRAY.

RELEASE HER NOW! NOW, A BEG.

And what sentence or

And what sentence or punishment for the CORRUPT POLITICIANS, past and current, responsible for the decay in
society ?

SHOULD IT BE THE SAME OR WORSE !!!

THIS TREND WOULD CONTINUE IF...

The scene is becoming more interesting.

I hope BH would learn from this serious kidnappers. Although I am not in support of any of these social vices but BH should learn that killing innocent nigerians does nobody any good. At least this kidnappers would make money in this process to tell the ruling class that there is pervanlent of poverty in the land.

High level of unemployment yet Jonathan govt watches the way CBN governor distablised the banking industry as if the economy revolves round only banks. He brought his cronies to buy up bank and they in exchange render many bankers and bank workers jobless without providing alternatives, adding to the level of unemployment in the land.

If this trend is not urgently check, i'm afraid Nigeria is gradually sliding to the path of anarchy.

To my beloved 'waffi' boys - 'AREA'

what a pity

Mama supose to advice her daughter on what she and her so called president are doing? let her taste what the poorer are tasting. may be from there she will advice her daughter to seat up

fools!

pple like u ought not to be listen to. u're only a gullible like ur brother on street maidugiri, kano and all over north.

HARVEST TIME

Although I sympathise with the old woman, I have harsh words for the Minister.Your govt have sown seeds of discord, hunger, deprivation and insecurity. You think you are above everyone, well GOD has shown you your limitation. Bring food, justice, equity to Nigeria and INSECURITY will disappear.
Meanwhile, I pray that mama is safe and healthy. May God intervene for her quick release.

How Kidnappers Seized Nigeria Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala’s

A taste of the kind of government they run in Nigeria.

THE RICH ALSO CRY!!!

KKidnapped?

Thee problem remains corruption in Nigeria. We are still waiting for the would messiah, It is not Jonathan and can never be him. The signs are clear everywhere.
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The Kidnappers

Thank God we have some brave men in Nigeria, since nobody can confront the Minister to change the ways she and Jonathan is running the country, taking all the peoples money and forget all the students that are jobless, no power suplpliy, no good roads at least the kidnappers will get a little taste of National cake from the minister.

simple

Till citizen of this nation feel the impart of all the paper works.like GDP 7.5% naira gain against USD etc

Useless place! (Contd.)

Where were all the haters when this woman worked long hours as a lecturer just to give her children a decent future? Now one is a minister, mama must now 'pay' for the woes of a country dating pre-Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala? Well, I blame NOI for leaving the peace of DC to go to one useless place! May GOD preserve the innocent woman from the hands of wicked mortals IJN, Amen. And for all of u planning to 'relocate' back to Nigeria, think again o. I'll say it again and again, it is BETTER to sweep street in the day and sleep in peace at night, than to go and be chasing stupid people for stupid contract and become a target for kidnapping in the process and ur wife/daughters a target for rape. GOD forbid! Useless place!

Ngozi is worth billion dollar$$$$$$$$$$

At least the corrupt nigerian politicians like Ngozi&Co can have a taste of what we common nigerians go through in a country of lax security. She shoudl just take pay the requested ransome like we've all been doing. afterall Ngozi is worth billions of dollars stolen from the treasury.

Useless place!

It is only in Nigeria that the poor feel a sense of entitlement to what the rich own. Despite the harsh economic conditions, there are people who work hard to make something of their lives, should they then be 'punished' for it? You live in a decent house, your neighbour envies you, you drive a new car, their children look scornfully at you... they want what you have... and kidnapping is the current viable means of visiting all the vengefulness of 'the poor' on 'the rich'. You park your car, one urchin sprouts up from behind 'Uncle...anything for me?' Pray tell, WHAT DID YOU DO to earn 'it'? You go to an eatery/bank/ etc. and the security guard asks... 'Aunty, na wetin dey?' As if e give u something keep for am. Useless place!

TRUE TALK

You don talk am.
Na true you talk. Simple.

POOR MAMA.

Before an 82 years old mama is abuducted complete chaos has to come first.
The gang are part of nigerian chaos,rich and poor.
Every african knows what is 82years and yet still her life is in the hands of our gods.
Nigerian elite/politicians be warned.
We are living in diffrent times from before.
Dis life no be play now.
Before person insult/harm 82yrs old e don pass desperation.

Okonjo Take example from Deziani.

Is she not in good terms with Deziani? In june last year Deziani moved her Mom from their GRA house in PH to Abuja!Else hers would have been a higher ransome payment.The Old lady hardly come to PH for security reasons. These days one should not take chances because there is so much hunger out there. I believe her detractors are involved in this business.i pray she comes back unscathed cos she has nothing to do with all the mess on ground. Besides her daughter ought to have briefed her on the dangers of being a Minister's mother!

PRODUCT OF BAD ECONOMIC POLICIES & CORRUPTION

Kidnapping and terrorism are the products of bad economic policies and corruption. Multiplying the number of overnight Billioniars and private jet owners to the detriment of the majority living below poverty line.

trickey one

While i empathize with Prof. Okonjo, i feel until the poor starts eating the looting rich nothing will change.

DON'T GET SENTIMENTAL, THIS IS STRICTLY BUSINESS!!!

This is strickly business...please do not get sentimental. there is no 'respect your elders' in business. this is why this country can never go forward. the elders are the ones that have ruined this country. she is fair game as she is a benefactor. some people trade in fresh peppers and tomatos and others, in stocks and bonds. survivors trade in VIPs. either way, it is strickly business - i hope you understand. MAN MUST WACK!!!

No peace

To the oppressed there is no peace, to the oppressor there is no peace.

When i was very young i heard a song and the lyrics goes like this...............i want no peace but equal rights and justice.

Now that i am old i know what it means. Until there is justice, compassion for fellow human beings and justice both the oppressed and the opressor will know no peace

The bible is 100% correct!

IBB is Vindicated

You sound like a someone born in the late 1990s. You never know anything about the man IBB. You only read about him in the newspapers of popularity mongers. And on the other hand, you and your likes, are lazy and unproductive. You know why? Because this is 19 years after IBB, but you are still sitting there insulting him and shifting blame. This is the sign of failure on you own side. Wake up and put your footprint on the sand of time.

The Nigerian Govt. has reached its wits end!

If you ask me I shall say the Nigerian Federal Govt. has reached its wits end with regard to governance. Every sector of the political and administrative life has ground to a halt. The security system has become utterly bewildered and flabbergasted. All the current security threats are something alien to the Nigerian security. The present kidnap case was just to sound a warning to those in power that should Nigerians wake up to act jointly against those in power, these leaders would have no hiding place. Professor Kanene Okonjo will not be harmed. However, this incident is an instruction that the leadership must wake up and perform by removing all the prevalent evils we know of. Even the president would fall to the axe should Nigerians come after the leaders headlong!

An us teach una

I'm surprised people are pt saying "it's the north or the muslim's that taught us". Iya talk now. An sharia cause am or an Hausa Fulani cause am.

Government never cared

'cos government never cared and saw kidnapping as a crime.This is what millions of Nigerians are going through daily and till date the House has not sat on it,non passed any detering punishment in regards to this new,epidermic and life taking crime.I pray she comes out alive,not all Nigerian does.

Vomit Time

Chop chop don finish, time to vomit don reach.

I am just sorry for the innocent old lady caught up in this mess.

CLOSING IN FINALLY

AND NOW THE COUNTRY IS ABOUT TO UNRAVEL. CRIME IS FINALLY CLOSING IN ON THE COUNTRY. THE NEXT TARGET IS JONATHAN S MOTHER, WHETHER IN ASO ROCK OR NOT

THE BEST THING IS FOR D GOVT TO TACKLE CORRUPTION AND YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT HEADLONG
HOWEVER I DON T SEE ANYBODY IN THIS PRESENT GOVT HAVING THE MORAL COURAGE AND MUSCLE TO DO THAT .
SO EVERY BODY BE PREPARED FOR THE WORK WHICH IS CLOSE BY

What is Good in this

There is nothing good in this issue, this Woman can be your Mother
And you are making gist of the matter. You need to sit and pray and not for it to.
Happen with you, I pray that she return safely to her family Amin.

The poor are eating the rich

Naija people are enslaved in perpetual slavery. Slaves to polithiefs and charlatans masquerading as religious leaders, slaves to money and material idealism. whilst naija people should be matching to Aso Rock they are spouting the name of God in vain. Who is ready to die for there freedom, shout "Amen" or "Insha Allah" with me. Old Queen has been consumed by the hell Naija has become. You people deserve to be consumed by the fire you have created. Idiots led by fools.

What did a woman of 82 years

What did a woman of 82 years old do to them? Some people are bringing curses to their generations yet unborn.

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Image of the Southern Nigeria

that is the devil work of the southerners which they claimed is better than the Boko haram. Please let the Minister pay Millions of Dolllars or else, the mum should be kill baaaam.

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