Recalling a past abduction, Ike Ekweremadu, the former Deputy President of the Senate, revealed his miraculous escape from kidnappers.
Ekweremadu recounted how he was kidnapped and then given N1500 by the abductors to make his way back home after they let him go.
During a thanksgiving service to celebrate his 60th birthday at the Cathedral Church of the Good Shepherd in Enugu on Thursday, May 12, Ekweremadu shared that in the year 2000, he was abducted in the Enugu metropolis and driven to Anambra State. He acknowledged God’s faithfulness as the source of his strength to overcome the ordeal.
“God has never looked back in matters concerning me. That is why I pass through tribulations, I pass through water, and I pass through fire, yet none has been able to consume me because God is with me,” Ekweremadu expressed.
“So, this 60th anniversary is 60 years of thanksgiving. It is about 60 years of grace and God’s favour”, he added.
“When His Lordship, the Bishop, spoke about some of my travails, he didn’t remember to say that I was kidnapped in the year 2000 at Onu Asata in Enugu metropolis and was taken to Anambra State.
“I went to one bush with the kidnappers and passed the night with them. The next day, I was taken to Benue State from there. We later returned to Nsukka and just by the single grace of God, they let me go and gave me N1,500 for my transport. Not many people can be that lucky. So, I thanked God and trust him,” he shared.