GDN DESKTOP 1

Advertisement

Sun, 15 Nov, 2026

Read Life Mag

Today’s Game

Daily Snakes and Ladders

12 mins play

Play now

Services & Opportunities

News

Kidnapped wife of NRC director regains freedom

Wife of the Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mrs. Francisca Okhiria, has regained her freedom after about 13 days in the kidnappers’ den.

kidnap
Photo: NYPOST

Wife of the Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mrs. Francisca Okhiria, has regained her freedom after about 13 days in the kidnappers’ den.

She was kidnapped in Benin City, Edo State capital, on September 25 by gunmen in police uniform.

Edo police commissioner, DanMallam Mohammed, who confirmed the development yesterday in Benin City, said she had been re-united with her family since Wednesday night.

“We have found out that those who kidnapped her are from Delta State; so we are working with our command in the state to locate them,” he added.
[ad unit=2]

Advertisement

Go Beyond The Headlines

Trusted reporting and sharp analysis on the stories shaping Nigeria and the world, in your inbox.

Subscribe to our newsletter

From the Archive - This December

1989 Dizzy Gillespie: The jazz legend who became a Yoruba chief

Trending News

Advertisement

More from News

Taboola Recommendation Widget