Kidnapped Anambra State Commissioner, Wife Reportedly Released

Anambra State’s Commissioner for Youth Development, Hon. Patrick Aghamba, and his wife, who were kidnapped last Friday, have reportedly been released.

The couple was abducted by gunmen while traveling in a commercial vehicle en route to Abuja for the wedding of the state governor’s daughter, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo. Tragically, Aghamba’s aide, ABK Offiah, who was accompanying them, was killed during the attack.

While details of their release remain unclear, sources confirm that the commissioner and his wife were freed on Saturday night. Social media was abuzz with the news, with Uche Nworah posting on Facebook, “Great news. Kidnapped Anambra Youth Commissioner Aghamba and his wife have been released. To God be the glory.”

As of the time of this report, neither the Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Christian Aburime, nor the spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, had responded to requests for further information.