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Breaking News!!! The Abducted bayelsa Speaker's Mother released

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It is more than a week now, it was all in air, here and there, when the Mother of bayelsa state speaker was kidnapped. But finally we thank God she was freed late yesterday
The 78- year-old kidnapped mother of the Speaker, Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mr. Kombowei Benson, has been set free by her abductors.
A reliable source confided in Vanguard that Madam Betinah Okunwa Benson was freed  at about 10pm last night after eight days in kidnappers’ den.
However, it was not clear at press time if the N40million Naira ransom demanded by her abductors was finally paid by the Speaker to secure his mother’s freedom.

The details about how she was released, like most of high profile kidnap cases in Nigeria, remained a puzzle.
But, Mr. Preye Kariamo, spokesman of the speaker, who confirmed the release of the 78-year old woman on telephone said she was handed over to some members of her family by the officials of Sagbama Local Government Council hale and hearty.
He however denied any payment of ransom abductors to the. Kariomo, said “No ransom was paid to secure her release. She is hale and hearty and has re-united with her Children.”
Madam Betinah Okunwa Benson was kidnapped at her country home Korokorosei in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State a week ago by about 10 gunmen in two speed boats.
Moreover, all thanks to God she has been released.

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