Edo train attack: 20 people abducted — not 32, says commissioner | TheCable
Chris Nehikhare, commissioner for communication in Edo, says intelligence report has shown that 20 persons were kidnapped from the Igueben train station in the state.
Nehikhare made the clarification on Wednesday at a media briefing in Benin, the Edo capital, while giving an update on the incident.“The kidnappers successfully kidnapped 20 persons at the Igueben train station and not 32 persons as previously said,” Nehikhare said.“The operation is ongoing and we are confident that very soon, the ordeal of the innocent citizens will soon be over.
“Also, if at any point, those that use the facility were found to have killed any of their captives, the owner of such facility would be charged for murder and prosecuted along with the perpetrators of the crime.
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