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Okonjo's son blames security for mother's kidnap

Issue No. 23-24 | December 01-31, 2012

One of the children of the Okonjo family, Onyema Okonjo, recently blamed security lapses for the kidnap of his mother, Prof. Kanenne Okonjo. Kanenne (82), is the mother of the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

Onyema said that his mother was kidnapped from her residence between 12 noon and 1 p.m. by 10 young men. “They came in two green Golf cars and it all happened very quickly. I think there were definitely some lapses in terms of security. It is not what it should have been, the people that were supposed to have been here were not here. This gave them the opportunity to do what they wanted to do.”

He wondered why an octogenarian woman, a grandmother and great-grandmother should be kidnapped. Onyema said that his father, Prof. Chukwuka Okonjo, the Obi of Ogwashi-Uku and Okonjo-Iweala were on their way to Ogwashi-Uku when the incident happened.