A team of military and police officers carried out the rescue operation in a forest.
A police officer was shot dead on Thursday during an operation to rescue a Nigerian judiciary official who was abducted in Edo State, South-south Nigeria.
The police spokesperson in the state, Chidi Nwabuzor, on Thursday, confirmed her rescue and the loss of a police officer, according to the News Agency of Nigeria . Mrs Aigbonoga was abducted on Monday while on her way to Igueben Local Government Area, Edo State, where she serves as president, Igueben Area Customary Court.
The Chairperson of the Nigerian Bar Association, Benin branch, Nosa Edo-Osagie, thanked the security agencies for Mrs Aigbonoga’s rescue, and also thanked those who stood by her family during the incident.
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