Oron High Court Judge, Justice Joy I Unwana, who was kidnapped alongside her driver by unknown gunmen have been released.
Recall that Justice Unwana was abducted alongside her driver few days ago in Akwa Ibom.
Her police orderly was killed in the incident that occurred around 8:00 pm on Monday along the Okobo-Esuk Inwang-Ndon Ebom road.
Different branches of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, especially the Oron branch where Justice Unwana works as a Judge had protested over the incident and shut down the activities of the court.
Commissioner for Information in Akwa Ibom state, Comrade Ini Ememobong in the early hours of Saturday, announced the release of the abducted judge and her driver.
He said governor Umo Eno, while receiving the freed judge at the government house, Uyo, thanked God for ensuring her safe return and thanked the security agencies for their swift response and commitment to duty.
The governor, who regretted the trauma justice Unwana must have gone through while in captivity, was reassured of his government’s commitments towards bringing the perpetrators to book.
According to the statement, “the Judge of the Akwa Ibom State Judiciary, Justice Joy Unwana, who was abducted Monday night has regained freedom.
