Policemen arrested over kidnap of Nigerian minister's mom
By REUTERS
ONITSHA - Two policemen have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of the Nigerian finance minister's 82-year-old mother, the police said on Wednesday.Kamene Okonjo, mother of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who is also coordinator of the economy, was abducted on Sunday from her home in Nigeria's oil-producing Delta state where kidnapping for ransom is rife.Delta State Police Commissioner Ikechukwu Aduba said the policemen had been arrested on suspicion of having aided the kidnappers."It is a very sad development and our major concern now is to rescue Mama unhurt," Aduba told Reuters by phone.
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