Akeredolu Visits Imo Ex- Deputy Gov Over Father’s Kidnap, Bemoans Nation’s Security Challenges
The wife of Ondo State governor and Founder of the “Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria” and “Ada Owerri Widows Care Initiative-”, Chief Mrs. Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu has appealed to security agencies in the country to intensify measures towards curbing banditry, kidnapping and other security challenges ravaging the nation.
Mrs. Akeredolu made the call when she, on behalf of concerned Citizens of Imo State visited the Madumere Royal family of Achi in Ezi-Mbieri in the Mbaitoli council area of Imo State to sympathize with them over the kidnap of the traditional ruler of the community HRH Eze Henry Anoruo Madumere who is the father of the former deputy governor of the state- Prince Eze Madumere.
The Ondo state first lady regretted that kidnapping and abduction of individuals had retrogressively become a lucrative business for criminal elements who do not want to engage themselves in meaningful ventures for livelihood and expressed gratitude to God for saving the life of the octogenarian monarch after being in the custody of his abductors for five (5) days.
She extolled the traditional ruler as a humble, quiet, unassuming father and a family friend of her maiden home who endeared himself to a good number of the indigenes of Emeabiam community through exemplary services and enjoined the children of the monarch to always place a tab on his movements.
Receiving the Ondo first lady, the former Deputy governor , Prince Eze Madumere, along with his mother –Ugoeze Malinda Ulumma Madumere and brothers thanked her and her husband-governor Akeredolu for their sympathy and concern to the plight of the family stating that their patriarch was unexpectedly kidnapped and taken to an unknown destination by his abductors at Iho, in the Ikeduru council area of the state on his way for the burial ceremony of the mother in-law of his daughter on Friday 19th of November.
Meanwhile, the first son of Pa Madumere, Prince Chijioke Madumere poured encomium on the First Lady for her sacrifices towards saving the lives of the breast cancer patients, her campaign for prevention; and her well thought out programme to equip the girl child educationally and technologically through her BEMORE Programme.
He also appreciated her and her hubby, the Governor of Ondo State for their love towards Madumere Royal family.
The released monarch who recalled his ordeal in the hands of his kidnappers equally expressed gratitude to the Ondo first lady for her concern and prayers for his safety, recalling that had always enjoyed warm affinity with indigenes of her maiden, home Emeabiam.
