A lawyer, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, described the abduction of former Nasarawa State deputy governor Prof. Onje Gye‑Wado as “heartbreaking.” In a statement made in Abuja on Monday, Ajulo said the news of Gye‑Wado’s kidnapping came as a rude shock. The former deputy governor regained his freedom on Sunday night after four days in captivity. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramham Nansel, confirmed his release on Monday morning, noting that Gye‑Wado was freed around 9 p.m. “Due to sustained pressure from the search and rescue team, no ransom was paid,” Nansel said.
Ajulo, who had earlier called for Gye‑Wado’s release, explained that his distress stemmed not only from knowing the professor personally but also from the man’s modest character. “He is not a flamboyant man,” Ajulo said. “The former deputy governor lives simply, loves genuinely, and takes life with ease. His lifestyle is simply enviable.” He described Gye‑Wado as a man of few needs, driven more by intellectualism and a commitment to fair governance than by material concerns. Ajulo wondered what could have motivated anyone to break into such a modest residence, noting that Gye‑Wado had never been motivated by affluence, even while serving as deputy governor.
Gye‑Wado served under the current All Progressives Congress Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, in Nasarawa. Ajulo recalled that Prof. Gye‑Wado was his law lecturer at the University of Jos, Plateau State, and called him “a devoted Marxist whose unquenchable passion for a just society is commendable.” He painted a picture of a very simple man who drove a modest mini‑bus and was always dressed in a T‑shirt, jeans, and sandals. At a colleague’s funeral, Gye‑Wado once asked Ajulo why he had police escorts. When Ajulo recounted his own abduction years earlier, Gye‑Wado replied, “Don’t be worried, God is always there to guide his own.” That statement became Ajulo’s watchword whenever he traveled.
Ajulo commended the security agencies for their swift action in rescuing “the true patriot.”
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