Eunice Ameh, a lawyer based in Abuja and serving member of the National Youth Service Corps, has regained her freedom after being declared missing for several days.

Her release was confirmed on Sunday by human rights lawyer Festus Ogun, who disclosed the development through a post on his X account.

According to Ogun, Ameh was freed after a ransom payment was made, although he did not disclose the amount involved.

“Eunice, the Abuja lawyer earlier abducted, has been freed, after payment of ransom.”

Ameh was reportedly kidnapped on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, shortly after finishing work in the Maitama district of the Federal Capital Territory.

She was eventually located and released on Sunday.

A source close to the family also confirmed the development earlier in the day, saying the young lawyer was found safe.

“Eunice has been found unharmed this morning (Sunday),” the source said.

Her disappearance had sparked anxiety within the legal community, prompting the Nigerian Bar Association to call on security agencies to intensify efforts to secure her release.

NBA President Afam Osigwe, in a statement issued on Saturday night, described the situation as painful and emotionally significant to members of the legal profession nationwide.

“When a young lawyer goes missing, the pain is not distant to the Nigerian Bar Association; it is personal.

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“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,” the statement read.

Reports indicated that Ameh had recently taken up employment as a Sales Manager with Blades and Butchers Ltd, a company situated on Lake Chad Crescent in Maitama, Abuja.

She was said to have resumed the role only weeks before the incident while simultaneously rounding off her NYSC programme.

Family members disclosed that she was last seen around 5:40 p.m. on the day she disappeared while returning from work to her residence at a corps members’ lodge in the Life Camp area of Abuja.

The matter was subsequently reported to the Maitama Police Division, while officials of the National Youth Service Corps were also notified as efforts to trace her whereabouts intensified, according to SaharaReporters.