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The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confirmed that missing NYSC member and lawyer, Linda Ameh, has regained freedom days after kidnappers reportedly abducted her in Abuja.
The command disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday and signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh.
According to the statement, Ameh personally visited the Maitama Police Station after regaining freedom and is currently assisting investigators with information connected to the incident.
“The FCT Police Command wishes to inform the public that Ms Linda Ameh, the legal practitioner earlier reported missing on 6th May 2026, has been found and personally reported to the Maitama Police Station to provide details of the incident,” the statement read.
The police added that investigators had continued efforts to arrest those responsible for the abduction.
“The Command further states that investigations are ongoing to apprehend those responsible for the crime, while Ms. Ameh is assisting the Police with useful information to aid ongoing investigative efforts and ensure the perpetrators are apprehended,” the statement added.
Kidnappers abducted Ameh on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory shortly after she closed from work.
Her disappearance triggered concern within the Nigerian Bar Association, which publicly called on security agencies to act swiftly.
NBA President Afam Osigwe, in a statement released on Saturday night, described the incident as deeply disturbing to members of the legal profession.
“When a young lawyer goes missing, the pain is not distant to the Nigerian Bar Association; it is personal,” Osigwe said.
“We are more than a professional body; we are a community bound by shared sacrifice, shared dreams, and a collective duty to stand for one another,” he added.
Reports showed that Ameh recently started work as a Sales Manager with Blades and Butchers Ltd on Lake Chad Crescent, Maitama, while preparing to complete her NYSC programme.
According to family members, she was last seen around 5:40 p.m. on the day she disappeared while travelling from work to her residence in Life Camp, Abuja.
