Investigations into the abduction of Margaret Emefiele, wife of the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has led to the of two Army officers who are allegedly involve in the dastard act.
A joint-operation by the State Security Service and the police has led to the arrest of Musa Maidabara, a corporal attached to the 322 Artillery Regiment, and Edwin George of 371 Artillery Regiment in Maiduguri. They were arrested at separate locations with loads of cash and other material possessions on them.
The two arrested officers are students of Nigerian Army Institute of Technology and Environmental Studies in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, had nearly ₦15 million with them.
While Mr. George, a lance corporal, was arrested at his hometown in Otukpo, Benue State; Mr. Maidabara was arrested along Benin-Asaba Road. Mr. Maidabara visited his brother, also a soldier, at 14 Field Engineer Regiment, Onitsha, Anambra State, with whom he kept all the money where operatives later recovered them. They also had two Honda Accord cars with them at the time of their arrest.
Mrs. Emefiele was kidnapped along Benin-Agbor Road on September 29, 2016, alongside four others including her police detail. Investigation is still ongoing on the issue.
