After days of fear and uncertainty, Abuja-based lawyer and NYSC member, Eunice Ameh, has finally regained her freedom following the payment of ransom.
The development was disclosed on Sunday by lawyer, Festus Ogun, who confirmed that Ameh was released by her abductors after money was paid to secure her freedom.
Reacting to the incident in a post shared on his X account, Ogun criticised the worsening state of insecurity in the country, blaming the administration of President Bola Tinubu and the ruling APC.
“Eunice, the Abuja lawyer earlier abducted, has been freed, after payment of ransom. Those who support this incompetency of Bola Tinubu and the APC regime may continue. It’s Eunice, it could be anyone tomorrow,” he wrote.
He added that the growing insecurity across Nigeria was deeply troubling and questioned the government’s handling of the situation.
Earlier on Sunday morning, a family source confirmed that Ameh had been found unharmed, bringing relief to relatives, colleagues and members of the legal profession who had been anxiously awaiting news of her whereabouts.
“She has been found unharmed this morning,” the source disclosed.
Ameh was last seen on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, before reappearing on Sunday, May 10, after spending several days in captivity.
Her disappearance had sparked outrage within the legal community, prompting the Nigerian Bar Association to publicly demand her immediate release.
In a statement issued on Saturday night titled “Release Eunice Ameh Now!”, NBA President, Afam Osigwe, described the incident as deeply painful to the legal profession.
“When a young lawyer goes missing, the pain is not distant to the Nigerian Bar Association, it is personal,” the statement read.
The Association said lawyers across the country viewed themselves as one united community bound by shared sacrifices and responsibilities.
Family sources revealed that Ameh had only recently started working as a Sales Manager at Blades and Butchers Ltd., located on Lake Chad Crescent in Maitama, Abuja.
According to relatives, she resumed work with the company barely two weeks before she disappeared and was also preparing to complete her NYSC programme.
A family source explained that she was last seen around 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday while returning home after work toward the Life Camp area, where she stayed in a lodge for corps members.
The matter was later reported to the Maitama Police Division, while NYSC officials were also informed.
Before her release, family members had described the experience as traumatic and emotionally exhausting as they waited desperately for news about her safety.
