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Kidnapped Edo PDP Chairman Regains Freedom
The gunmen intercepted Aziegbemi’s sports utility vehicle (SUV) along Osaro Street, around 11 p.m.
Benin, Edo State– The Edo State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP Dr. Tony Azegbemi has regained his freedom eleven days after he was abducted.
He was set free by his abductors in the early hours of Tuesday. Aziegbemi returned to his Benin City residence around 3 a.m.
The news of his release was broken by Senator Odion Ugbesia at about 6.17 am today March 26 but did not state whether any ransom was paid to secure his release.
Recalled how the assilants who rode in two Toyota Corolla cars, trailed him on the night of Friday, March 16, 2024, when they seized him.
The gunmen intercepted Aziegbemi’s sports utility vehicle (SUV) along Osaro Street, around 11 p.m.