Kidnapped Edo PDP chairman regains his freedom

Kidnapped Edo PDP chairman regains his freedom

The Edo State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP Dr. Tony Azegbemi has regained his freedom eleven days after he was abducted. The politician who was abducted on March 16 from his residence in the government reserved area in Benin city, the state capital, arrived his residence at about 3am. Read here.

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.

Azegbemi was said to have been trailed by his abductors who were said to be in two Toyota Corolla cars, overtook his jeep along Odaro Street off Country Home road close to his house at about 11 pm Friday on March 16