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The joy of the
family of a 65 year old woman, Juliana Ogunleye knew no bounds
yesterday as she regained freedom from her abductors.

Relatives and
neighbours of the woman trooped in to felicitate with the family over
the development shortly after the news of her release got to them. The
woman’s release came sixteen days after she was abducted by yet to be
identified gunmen.

The abduction of
Mrs. Ogunleye attracted the attention of the Nigerian Medical
Association (NMA), Ondo State chapter last week when they embarked on a
two day warning strike in solidarity with their colleague’s wife.

It was gathered
that the woman was freed by her captors around 5.30 am yesterday
shortly after the abductors called the family members to go and pick
the woman at a location described by them. She was consequently picked
up by her relatives around 5.50 along Ado-Ekiti road where she was
abandoned by the abductors.

One of the children
of the woman, Ayo Ogunleye said the family did not pay any ransom to
the kidnappers, “The abductors just called us to go and pick our
mother, the voice said since we have refused to pay the N50 million
ransom, it shows that our mother is worthless that we should go and
pick her”. He said.

The woman could not be reached for comments as she was said to have been taken out of Akure for medical attention.

However, her son
said when they reunited; she said her experience was very traumatic,
saying she did not pray to have a repeat of the last 16 days.

Mrs Ogunleye, wife
of a Saudi Arabia based medical doctor was on Sunday, November 28
abducted by four men that invaded her residence around 7 pm at Ijoka
area of Akure, the Ondo State capital. The kidnappers later placed a
N100 million ransom on her which was reduced to N30 million when the
family refused to negotiate with them.