ABUJA – Mrs. Margaret Emefiele, wife of Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been kidnapped.
The incident took place along the Benin-Agbor road.
A source at CBN has confirmed the development but pleaded for anonymity because he is not authorised to speak.
Another source Emefiele said that Mrs. Emefiele was kidnapped by heavily armed men, who have made contact with the CBN governor demanding a huge sum of money as ransom.
However, there has been no official statement from the CBN or from Mr. Emefiele.