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BY AUSTIN OGWUDA & FESTUS AHON<\/p>\n

ASABA- Gunmen Sunday abducted Prof. Kamene Okonjo, 82, mother of the Minister of Finance, Prof Okonjo-Iweala in Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State.<\/p>\n

Okonjo-Iweala\u2019s mother,\u00a0 the wife of His Majesty, Professor Chukwuka Aninshi Okonjo Agbogidi, the reigning Obi of Ogwashi-Uku kingdom was kidnapped Sunday at about 1:30 pm at the Obi\u2019s palace at Ogbe-Ofu quarters in Ogwashi-Uku by eight gunmen who stormed the palace in two Audi cars.<\/p>\n

It could not be immediately ascertained if security men were at the palace when she was kidnapped.<\/p>\n

Delta State police public relations officer, PPRO, Mr. Charles Muka;\u00a0 \u201cYes, we (police) have got the information on the kidnap and we have also got information that will lead to the arrest of the hoodlums\u201d.<\/p>\n

According to a dependable source, the woman who is a trained medical doctor and a professor was pushed into one of the Audi cars and driven to an unknown destination.<\/p>\n

The source, who pleaded anonymity, said security agents have been drafted to the palace for fear of the unknown.<\/p>\n

A senior police officer in the State who pleaded anonymity however said that massive manhunt has commenced to rescue the Queen of Ogwashi-Uku.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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