Two soldiers who were part of the suspects arrested in connection with the kidnap of the wife of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele have confessed their share of the ransom money.
The soldiers, Lance Corporals Musa Maidabra and Edwin George, serving at 122D30 Regiment in Maiduguri, Borno State were arrested by men of the Nigerian Police for transporting the ransom paid by the CBN Governor to secure the release of his wife.
Recall that Margaret Emefiele was abducted along with three other persons and was later rescued less than 24 hours after the act was perpetrated along Benin-Agbor Road.
The soldiers while confessing their share of the ransom said they both benefited N6.5 million each of the ransom money which is estimated to be around N80 million.
Maidabra said: “We were not involved in the kidnapping; we only assisted them to transport the money to a location. We carried the money and ran away with it in a vehicle; it was part of my friend’s share that I collected. We didn’t know the money was from a kidnap operation.”
George who also backed his comrade’s stand said: “I was not involved in the kidnap; the money they gave me was over N6m. I asked about the source of the money, but they didn’t tell me.”