..as UNICAL Professor regains freedom after 26days in captivity

By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar

The traditional ruler of Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River, HRM Maurice Edet was on Sunday night abducted by gunmen at his residence in Asin ufot, Ayamba Ikot Akriba community.

Vanguard gathered that an aide to the traditional ruler was shot dead in the process of the abduction which lasted for hours.

The Police Public Relations Officer, (PPRO,) SP Irene Ugbo who confirmed the incident said they were yet to be briefed about the full details of the incident.

A source who pleaded anonymity told Vanguard that the traditional ruler’s aide was killed as he tried to resist the kidnappers from abducting his principal.

Akpabuyo is less than 15 kilometers from Calabar, the capital city.

Meanwhile, Professor Patrick Egaga of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has been released by his abductors after 26 days in captivity.

Egaga who is UNICAL’s Director of Servicom, was abducted in the institution’s Staff quarters on November 12, 2023, after which his abductors demanded a ransom of N50 million. He was released on December 9, 2023.