The Nigerian Army, on Thursday, said
soldiers had arrested 63 people in raids as they searched for the
finance minister's 82-year-old mother, kidnapped from her home on
Sunday.
It is not yet known whether the
abduction of Kamene Okonjo, mother of former World Bank director Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala, was political or for financial gain.
"Yesterday the Four Brigade raided
Ogwashi-Ukwu in search of Mama," army spokeswoman Roseline Managbe said.
"Those arrested are being questioned," she added.
Two policemen were also arrested this week on suspicion of aiding the kidnappers of Okonjo.
Managbe said two Lebanese men working
for Nigerian construction company Setraco had been abducted on Tuesday
in Delta state by gunmen who killed a soldier assigned to protect them.
Gangs operate throughout the Niger
Delta, home to Africa's largest oil industry. Most people abducted are
Nigerians but foreign oil and construction workers have also been
frequent targets.
The finance minister, a campaigner
against corruption, has received threats in the past, her special
adviser Paul Nwabuikwu said on Sunday.
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