Mike Ozekhome (SAN) - "Grant Amnesty to all Kidnappers"
Human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), who was released Thursday morning after 21 days in captivity, said his abductors have vowed to move against politicians if immediate steps were not taken to address youth unemployment and the high level of poverty in the nation.
Ozekhome, who narrated his ordeal in the hands of kidnappers, told journalists at his Lagos residence that his abductors were educated but desperate Nigerian youths.
He said his release was an "act of God", adding that he was not aware if any ransom was paid to secure his freedom but that he was released along with 12 others about 7 am Thursday.
According to ThisdayLive, Ozekhome called on the federal government to immediately grant amnesty to all kidnappers and institute a programme for all kidnappers.
“They told me that if they were given promises that they would not be killed, they were ready to agree to the deal,” Ozekhome said. The human rights activist said the current crop of kidnappers were well organised, adding that his abductors even brought a medical doctor who treated him for malaria and typhoid, when he fell ill.
He said his interactions with his abductors revealed that they were pushed into kidnapping due to unemployment and poverty. Ozekhome also appealed to the government not to neglect the families of the four policemen who were killed while trying to rescue him from his abductors.
On arriving his Lagos home, Ozekhome had shed tears as he embraced his wife, kissing her several times and muttering, “Thank You Jesus”, repeatedly.
Ozekhome was kidnapped along with a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Athanasius Ugbome close to Ehor, headquarters of Uhunmwode Local Government Area, along the Benin-Auchi federal highway, and had remained in captivity since then.
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Ozekhome, who narrated his ordeal in the hands of kidnappers, told journalists at his Lagos residence that his abductors were educated but desperate Nigerian youths.
He said his release was an "act of God", adding that he was not aware if any ransom was paid to secure his freedom but that he was released along with 12 others about 7 am Thursday.
According to ThisdayLive, Ozekhome called on the federal government to immediately grant amnesty to all kidnappers and institute a programme for all kidnappers.
“They told me that if they were given promises that they would not be killed, they were ready to agree to the deal,” Ozekhome said. The human rights activist said the current crop of kidnappers were well organised, adding that his abductors even brought a medical doctor who treated him for malaria and typhoid, when he fell ill.
He said his interactions with his abductors revealed that they were pushed into kidnapping due to unemployment and poverty. Ozekhome also appealed to the government not to neglect the families of the four policemen who were killed while trying to rescue him from his abductors.
On arriving his Lagos home, Ozekhome had shed tears as he embraced his wife, kissing her several times and muttering, “Thank You Jesus”, repeatedly.
Ozekhome was kidnapped along with a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Athanasius Ugbome close to Ehor, headquarters of Uhunmwode Local Government Area, along the Benin-Auchi federal highway, and had remained in captivity since then.
For more on this visit ThisdayLive
What are the leaders of South South doing? Why are the youth from these states unemployed with the 13% derivation, NDDC and the ministry of Niger Delta?
Mike Ozekhome (SAN) - "Grant Amnesty to all Kidnappers"
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