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| Edo state Governor, Comrade Adams Pshiomole |
The Nigeria Police have confirmed the abduction of the Chief Press
Secretary (CPS) to the State Deputy Governor, Comrade Kelly Odaro on Saturday in
Benin, the state capital by suspected gunmen.
The kidnappers have contacted Odaro’s family through his wife
yesterday and are now demanding for the sum of N20million as ransom before he is
released.
The CPS' wife said Odaro had earlier called her that he was at the Edo State branch of Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ) Secretariat and would soon return home.
The CPS' wife said Odaro had earlier called her that he was at the Edo State branch of Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ) Secretariat and would soon return home.
She added that kidnappers, who rode on a motorcycle, trailed his movement to
Ikpoba Hill, which is very close to their residence before he was forcefully
taking away around 6.30pm.
According to her, “He usually phones me when he is close to the house, so
that we can come downstairs to open the gate for him. But I was surprised when
people on our street came to call me that my husband had been kidnapped very
close to our house by gunmen.
“When I got to where he was abducted, the doors of his car were open and the
key was in the ignition. The helmets his abductors wore were by the car and my
husband’s shoe was on the ground, but they went away with his phone.”
We will keep you posted as events continue to unfold.
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