The Nigeria Police Drive has confirmed that gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have kidnapped the chairman of the Edo State Peoples Democratic Celebration, Tony Aziegbemi, alongside Idaro Road, off Nation House Highway, Benin, Edo State.
The Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, disclosed that the kidnapping was true.
He, nonetheless, mentioned the case fell below the New Etete Police Division.
Nwabuzor mentioned: “It’s confirmed. The case is within the jurisdiction of the New Etete Police Division, also called Godwin Abbe Police Station, which is the place it occurred.
“The Commissioner of Police has given a marching order to the tactical groups of operatives to go after the gunmen, and we pray that by the grace of God, we can rescue him unharmed.”
Aziegbemi was reportedly kidnapped round 11 pm on Friday.
The Edo PDP chairman was mentioned to have left a gathering on the Authorities Home and was going residence in his car when he was kidnapped within the presence of his driver, who was making an attempt to climb a pace breaker.
The motive force who narrated how his boss was kidnapped mentioned: “After we left the Authorities Home heading residence at about 11 pm, I observed a automotive trailing us, so I made a decision to take one other diversion. We by no means knew they had been kidnappers.
“A couple of minutes later, the identical vehicles appeared behind us at a pace breaker and blocked our automotive within the entrance and behind as they prevented us from returning. Instantly, the gunmen pointed weapons at us and ordered our chairman to enter their automotive and took him away whereas additionally driving his jeep with him.”
The gunmen had been mentioned to have deserted Aziegbemi’s automotive alongside Sapele Highway and took him away of their vehicles.
The incident occurred lower than a month after the get together carried out its governorship main, which produced Asue Ighodalo because the candidate of PDP within the forthcoming September 21, 2024 governorship election.
