Breaking: Kidnappers demand N1.5b for release of Emefiele's wife

The kidnappers who abducted Margaret Emefiele, wife of Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) are demanding N1.5b for her release.

Sahara Reporters revealed that the kidnappers had contacted the Emefiele family for the ransom.

Margaret Emefiele was kidnapped Thursday night along Benin-Agbor Road by heavily armed men.

Investigations revealed that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris had already dispatched the anti-terror tactical team and hundreds of policemen backed up with helicopters to comb the forest between Benin and Agbor to locate the abducted woman.