Super Eagles midfielder Fegor Ogude has revealed that his wife regained her freedom after he paid the sum of the N1.3million to her abductors.

Speaking in a chat with TheCable, Ogude who
currently plies his trade with Russian side
Amkar Perm said he paid N1.3m for his wife’s
release as against the N30m her abductors
had pressed for.
This is contrary to reports in some quarters
that the victim was rescued by officials of the
Department of State Services (DSS).
Fegor Ogude says he paid N1.3m to resuce his
wife
He said: “Well, I paid nothing much for her
release. I paid N1.3m, though they demanded
N30m.
“She is alright but I have to ensure that she
is.
“I have taken her to the hospital for proper
medical tests and checkup because the kind of
ordeal she must have gone through in the
hands of the armed men is nothing to be
taken for granted. I have to be sure that she
is very okay.
“In spite of the unexpected occurrence, I was
still a very happy man.
“You know that a lot of people will go there
and won’t come back alive, so I am happy
that she is alright and alive.
“She was taken to a very bad place, a swampy
forest, a dirty place to be kept for almost a
week. Imagine what she must have faced
during the number of days she was kept
there. But I am thanking God that I got her
back alive.
“It is her life that’s the most important thing
to me.”
Naij.com recalls that Ogude’s wife, Maimunat,
was on January 4 abducted from her family
home in Warri, Delta state and the kidnappers
reportedly demanded a ransom of N30m.
However, six days later, Timi Ebikagboro, the
media officer of Nigeria U-23 team, disclosed
on Sunday night, January 10, that Maimunat
was ‘now a free woman.’