Players and officials of grassroots female football team have been reportedly abducted by gunmen in Uronigbe, a border community between Edo and Delta states in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo state
“The kidnappers have contacted the family of Agbajor and asked them to pay N5 million for his wife.”
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in Delta state, DSP Bright Edafe, confirmed the kidnapping incident, adding that the incident happened in Edo State. His Edo state counterpart, Chidi Nwabuzor, said from the record available at the State Command, there is no information about the incident.
“You know we transmit our records to Force Headquarters every day. There is no such record before us. From the command’s record, no such incident happened yesterday so the police will not give an account of anything unreported. “It is only when an incident is reported that the police can act on it. In most cases, citizens are not aware of the powers to report incidents. So the record I have from the command is that no such incident happened yesterday , today , and even the day before yesterday .’All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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