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The Abia state chapter Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Felix Olunkwa has been released by his kidnappers 10 days after his abduction.
The Eastern Updates had ealier reported that Olunkwa was declared missing after he was said to have been abducted on the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway while he was driving home from Aba, the commercial nerve of the state.
He had traveled to Aba to fix his uncle’s Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) at the well-known Alaoji Mechanic/Spare Parts Market on the Alaoji axis of the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway.
Earlier that day, he had attempted to fix the car at the popular Ohiya Spare Parts Market in Umuahia, the state capital, but was unsuccessful.
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The wife had raised the alarm after her husband whom she had communicated with on his way home from Aba could not return home at the expected time of arrival and attempts to reach him failed.
Sources close to his family who spoke to The Eastern Updates claimed that the NIPR Abia State chairman was reunited with his family on Wednesday night.
The Eastern Updates gathered that the Kidnappers released the NIPR chairman after a ransom payment of N4 million, as their initial ₦200m ransom couldn’t be met by the family.
His close associates have described his release as a huge relief for his friends and family.
They called on the governor of the state and heads of various security agencies in the state to ensure adequate security for the citizens of the state.
