Missing Abuja Lawyer Eunice Ameh Released After Ransom Payment
Abuja-based lawyer and NYSC member Eunice Ameh has been freed after spending days in captivity, following the payment of ransom.
Her release was confirmed on Sunday by lawyer Festus Ogun, who shared the update on X. Ogun said Ameh was let go after money was paid to her abductors.
“Eunice, the Abuja lawyer earlier abducted, has been freed after payment of ransom,” Ogun posted. He criticized the state of insecurity in the country, saying the incident reflected poorly on the Tinubu administration and the APC.
“Those who support this incompetency may continue. It’s Eunice today, it could be anyone tomorrow,” he added.
Family sources said Ameh was found unharmed on Sunday morning, bringing relief to relatives, colleagues, and members of the legal community who had been worried since she went missing.
“She has been found unharmed this morning,” a family source confirmed.
Ameh was last seen on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, before resurfacing on Sunday, May 10. Her disappearance sparked outrage among lawyers, with the Nigerian Bar Association calling for her immediate release.
“When a young lawyer goes missing, the pain is not distant to the NBA, it is personal,” NBA President Afam Osigwe said in a statement on Saturday night titled “Release Eunice Ameh Now!”
Relatives said Ameh had only started working as a Sales Manager at Blades and Butchers Ltd. in Maitama, Abuja, about two weeks before she disappeared. She was also nearing the end of her NYSC service.
According to family, she was last seen around 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday while heading home to the Life Camp area after work. The case was reported to the Maitama Police Division and NYSC officials were notified.
Family members described the days before her release as traumatic and emotionally draining as they waited for news.
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