On Monday, the President of Igueben Area Customary Court, Mrs Precious Aigbonoga, was abducted by gunmen around Ugoneki axis on her way to Court in Igueben Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo.
The Chairman of the Lion Bar, Chief Nosa Edo-Osagie, in a statement by Mr Festus Usiobaifo, the Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association , Benin branch, expressed sadness over the abduction.
“Meanwhile, the Dream Team is in close touch with the Commissioner of Police, C.P. Mohammed Adamu Dankwara. By the grace of God Almighty, His Honour shall be rescued unhurt, and the bandits brought to book, Amen!, ” he said. NAN reports that the kidnapped court’s president is the wife of Mr Afebu Aigbonoga, a PDP House of Assembly Candidate for Etsako West Constituency 1.
A former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Festus Ebea, who confirmed the incident, said his former colleague intended to board the now suspended train service from Ubiaja to Abuja.“He had intended to take the train for Ubiaja but could not since the train services had been suspended.
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