The Obi of Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State and father of
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Prof Chukwuma Okonjo on Wednesday refuted the
allegation levelled against him by one of his former aides in his palace,
Chiejine Onochie, that he was being owed salaries.
Onochie, who is a member of the
syndicate arrested by the Police for the kidnap of the 82-year-old Prof. Kamene
Okonjo, admitted he took part in the conspiracy because he was owed salaries.
But the monarch, through his
spokesman Law Okolobi, said that the suspect lied.
He lauded security agencies for
apprehending the suspects, saying he decided to speak out because of “some of
the self-serving lies which the main suspect told the media when he and his
accomplices were recently paraded by the police.”
He said Onochie was dismissed
from the palace for alleged stealing.
The fact that he went on to become a kidnap suspect, the monarch said, speaks volumes about his character.”
The fact that he went on to become a kidnap suspect, the monarch said, speaks volumes about his character.”
“These lies are obviously designed to put a positive
gloss on the serious crimes they committed by abducting and brutalizing an
82-year old woman for five whole days.
“For instance, the suspect claimed that Mrs Okonjo was
fed generously while she was in captivity. This pure falsehood”.
“She was given nothing to eat throughout the period and
only survived by the special grace of God” he said.
“Were it not for the prayers of Nigerians and the quick
medical attention she received after she was freed, the story could have ended
tragically”.
“According to the Monarch, the kidnapping was not an
ordinary criminal act, adding that “God will reveal the truth in due course”
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