Fred Chukwuelobe, media aide to Chris Ngige, says the
ex-governor of Anambra state is in the custody of the Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC).
There were reports late Monday that Ngige had been kidnapped
by unknown assailants.
Chukwuelobe said he had received multiple calls from friends
and journalists seeking clarification on the alleged abduction.
“I have been receiving calls in the past hour from friends
and journalists seeking the veracity of the news making the rounds that His
Excellency, Dr. Chris Ngige, former governor of Anambra state and immediate
past minister of labour and employment, ‘has been kidnapped,’” he wrote on
Facebook.
“Ngige is with the EFCC. He was not ‘abducted’ or
‘kidnapped’.”
The aide said details would be provided in due course.
Dele Oyewale, EFCC spokesperson, did not respond to calls or
text messages when TheCable reached out to him for confirmation.
On November 27, the ex-minister’s convoy was attacked along
the Nkpor–Nnobi road in Idemili North LGA, Anambra state.
During the attack, gunmen disguised in police and army
uniforms opened fire on the convoy escorts, killing a woman who was recording
the incident and injuring a police officer and other civilians.
Ngige was not in the convoy at the time.
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