Abducted Akwa Ibom Judge, Driver Regain Freedom

Okon Bassey in Uyo

A judge of the Akwa Ibom High Court, Justice Joy Unwana, who was abducted alongside her driver after a court sitting, has regained their freedom.

Ini Ememobong, the state Commissioner for Information, disclosed this in a statement yesterday.

The judge and her driver were kidnapped on their way back from a court sitting.

The gunmen killed the police officer assigned to the judge during the incident.

The commissioner said the state governor sympathised with the judge and her driver for the trauma they must have gone through at the hands of their abductors and promised to bring the perpetrators to book.

“The governor, specifically, appreciated the Ministry of Internal Security for their strategic coordination and use of local intelligence in the handling of security issues,” the statement added.