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00:00Abducted 40-year-old Omotsiri Sirian Abori, née Ben, and her 7-year-old son, Williams Abori Jr., have safely

00:08broken free from their captors yesterday evening after a 5 million nairas ransom payment was delivered secretly to an anonymous

00:16drop-off location, completely shifting the narrative of a tragic daylight ambush by heavily armed gunmen that had originally plunged

00:24O'Gara.

00:24The ancestral home of former Delta State Governor, Chief James Onanafé Abori, into intense fear and tension, highlighting a terrifying

00:33surge in local insecurity, as this victim is the youngest widow of the respected Abori family patriarch, retired soldier, and

00:41former unobrogado of O'Harafe, High Chief William Boyi Agbacanya Abori, who was born on February 2, 1942, and passed

00:50away from a heart attack at age 76 on July 11,

00:542018, leaving behind his wives, Mrs. Elizabeth and Omotsiri Sirian Abori, alongside nine children and 18 grandchildren, while her father,

01:04Chief Lucky Ben, recently confirmed exclusively to Osazu Wakonedo News Media that his daughter is currently 40 years old,

01:13which clarifies historical timelines and corrects past social media rumors by establishing that she was approximately 32 years old when

01:22her high-profile traditional wedding ceremony was celebrated in O'Harafe on Saturday, March 17, 2018,

01:29just four months before her husband's demise, meaning this high-profile abduction has severely worsened local anxiety by coming on

01:39the heels of another recent violent incident in O'Hara where local farmer Mr. Vincent Adogha was brutally murdered on

01:47his farm and his wife kidnapped for ransom,

01:49forcing Ethiopia West local government council chairman Honorable Chris Onigba to vow an aggressive security crackdown as terrified residents demand

01:59urgent, decisive tactical intervention from the police command to halt the growing criminal epidemic,

02:05though a wave of deep relief has swept through the family space after a close source confirmed the breakthrough directly

02:11via an urgent text message stating that they have gone to drop the ransom and she has been released to

02:17them,

02:17following aggressive backdoor negotiations that forcefully broke down the heavily armed gang's initial staggering 150 million naira's ransom demand.

02:27The victims regained their freedom yesterday night after the family successfully delivered a 5 million naira's ransom payment to the

02:35kidnappers.

02:36The breakthrough was confirmed through an urgent message sent by a close family source to Osazu Wakonedo, expressing immense relief

02:44as the ordeal came to an end.

02:45My wife just sent me this, they have gone to drop the ransom and she has been released to them.

02:52The family source stated, the armed gang had initially slammed a staggering 150 million naira's ransom demand on the family

03:01shortly after the violent ambush.

03:03However, tense negotiations over the last few days successfully brought the demand down to 5 million naira's,

03:10which was physically delivered to a designated drop-off point before the victims were handed back over to their relatives.

03:17Both victims are currently being reunited with their family members.

03:21This high-profile kidnapping occurs amidst apparent sharp decline in public safety within the Ethiopwest local government area.

03:29Tragic daylight abduction of 40-year-old Omociri Syrian Abori, nay Ben, and her 7-year-old son,

03:37Williams Abori Jr., by heavily armed gunman has plunged Ogara, the ancestral home of former Delta State Governor,

03:45Chief James Onanafa Abori, into intense fear and tension, highlighting a terrifying surge in local insecurity,

03:52as this victim is the youngest widow of the respected Abori family patriarch, retired soldier,

03:58and former Anuk Brogodo of Aharafe, High Chief William Boyi Agbacanya Abori,

04:03who was born on February 2, 1942, and passed away from a heart attack at age 76 on July 11,

04:112018,

04:12leaving behind his wives, Mrs. Elizabeth and Omociri Syrian Abori,

04:16alongside 9 children and 18 grandchildren, while her father, Chief Lucky Ben,

04:22recently confirmed exclusively to Osazu Wakonedo News Media that his daughter is currently 40 years old,

04:30which clarifies historical timelines and corrects past social media rumors by establishing that she was approximately 32 years old

04:39when her high-profile traditional wedding ceremony was celebrated in Aharafe on Saturday, March 17, 2018.

04:46Just four months before her husband's demise, meaning this high-profile abduction has severely worsened local anxiety

04:54by coming on the heels of another recent violent incident in Ogara where local farmer Mr. Vincent Adoja

05:02was brutally murdered on his farm and his wife kidnapped for ransom,

05:06forcing Ethiopia's local government council chairman Honorable Chris Onika to vow an aggressive security crackdown

05:13as terrified residents' demand urgent, decisive tactical intervention from the police command to halt the growing criminal epidemic.

05:21Close family sources confirmed to our correspondent that the victims,

05:25the wife of the late High Chief Williams' boy E. Agbakanya Abori and their seven-year-old son,

05:31Williams Abori Jr., were intercepted last week Wednesday and bundled away by kidnappers on their way to Ogara.

05:37The victims have now spent nine agonizing days in captivity.

05:42According to insider family sources, the criminal ring initially demanded a staggering 150 million nairas ransom for their release.

05:51However, following frantic negotiations, the kidnappers slashed the demands to 5 million nairas.

05:58Despairing relatives revealed that the family is still struggling to raise the 5 million nairas sum

06:04to secure the freedom of the mother and child.

06:06The late husband of the abducted woman, High Chief Williams Abori,

06:11was the revered Anabrogodo, traditional spokesman, of Aharefe in the Ogara kingdom.

06:16A retired soldier and a member of the Delta State Advisory and Peacebuilding Council,

06:22he passed away in 2018.

06:24This direct attack on his immediate family underscores a dangerous breakdown of security

06:30in the Ethiopwest local government area, spare-heading fear that no one is safe.

06:35Just days ago, on Monday June 29, 2026, a brutal attack occurred on a farm in Ogara.

06:43A local farmer, Mr. Vincent Adoja, was ambushed and brutally murdered by armed assailants

06:49between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. while working on his land.

06:53The attackers butchered Mr. Adoja on the spot before forcefully carting away his wife into the forest.

06:59Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice.

07:03Ainij has expressed deep concern over the acquittal of former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources,

07:10Mrs. Dizani Allison Madueke, by a United Kingdom court,

07:14describing the verdict as a troubling moment for the global fight against corruption,

07:19illicit financial flows IFFs, and impunity,

07:22a statement that follows the June 17, 2026,

07:26ruling at the Southwark Crown Court in London,

07:29where a jury cleared Alison Madueke of all six bribery charges brought against her by the UK's National Crime Agency,

07:37NCA after a five-month trial and 46 hours of deliberation,

07:42while her co-defendants,

07:43Oil Executive,

07:44Hulatimbo Ayinde and her brother,

07:47Doya Gamma,

07:48were also acquitted,

07:49bringing a dramatic end to a saga that began more than a decade ago,

07:53a development that prompted Ainij to take immediate action today,

07:57June 23, 2026,

08:00by launching a critical two-day capacity building workshop in Abuja

08:04in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,

08:08EFCC,

08:10Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit,

08:13NFIU,

08:14a body domiciled within the Central Bank of Nigeria,

08:17CBN and Special Control Unit Against Money Laundering,

08:21SKUML,

08:22an arm of the EFCC to aggressively equip civil society organizations,

08:27CSOs with the necessary tools to track,

08:30combat,

08:30and dismantle these very same illicit financial flows across Nigeria.

08:36Alison Madueke served as Nigeria's powerful oil minister from 2010 to 2015

08:41and was the first female president of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries,

08:47OPEC.

08:48Her tenure was immediately hit by controversy when former Central Bank of Nigeria,

08:53CBN Governor,

08:55Sanusi Lamido Sanusi alleged that $20 billion in oil revenue had gone missing under her watch.

09:00In May 2015,

09:03just as the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan was handing over power to Mohamedou Buhari,

09:09Alison Madueke left Nigeria for London.

09:12By October 2015,

09:14the UK's NCA arrested her on suspicion of bribery and money laundering,

09:19seizing her passport and sparking a 13-year international investigation.

09:24For years,

09:25Alison Madueke's legal team fiercely resisted attempts by Nigeria's economic and financial

09:30crimes commission,

09:32EFCC to extradite her back to Abuja to face separate corruption charges.

09:37Her prolonged stay in the UK was repeatedly defended on critical medical grounds.

09:43Her lawyers disclosed that she was diagnosed with triple negative cancer,

09:48describing it as the most aggressive form of breast cancer.

09:51Over the decade,

09:52her defense stated that she underwent multiple major surgeries and extensive chemotherapy treatments in

09:58London hospitals,

09:59leaving her at one point in a coma due to medical complications.

10:04These health battles,

10:05combined with the extreme complexity of cross-border financial tracking,

10:09left her on continuous UK bail for eight years before she was formally charged in 2023.

10:16Despite prosecutors presenting evidence that oil contractors funded a

10:20life of luxury for her in London,

10:23including spending two million pounds of harrods,

10:26securing private jet flights,

10:28and occupying high-end prices,

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