The PDP chairman was kidnapped on Friday after leaving a meeting with the state governor.
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The commissioner said the state government had stepped up surveillance and was collaborating with security agencies for the safe release of the kidnapped victim. Mr Nehikhare reassured the public of the government’s commitment to protecting the lives and property of Edo residents. The command in a statement issued by its Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the state Commissioner of Police , Funsho Adegboye, received the report of the incident with shock.Mr Nwabuzor, however, noted that the CP immediately gave a marching order to the tactical team leaders to conduct a rescue operation in collaboration with local vigilante groups and hunters.
In the statement, APC attributed the development to the lack of strong security architecture in the state.