Suspected hoodlums have abducted the Chairman of All Progressives Congress in Ugu Ward in Orhionmwon Local Government Area, Edo State, Godwin Aigbogun.<\/p>\n
He was reportedly kidnapped on his way from his farm on Monday evening.<\/p>\n
A chieftain of the APC in Ugu, who spoke in confidence, said he was informed of the kidnap by political associates.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cI was informed that the APC Chairman in Ugu Ward (9) of Orhionmwon Local Government Area was kidnapped on Monday evening while returning from his farm in our village, Ologbo-nugu by suspected Fulani herdsmen.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe scene of the crime is under the Iguelaba Police Division, close to both Urhonigbe and Ugo Police Divisions.<\/p>\n
A statement by Deputy Public Relations Officer of the Edo State Police Command, Jennifer Iwegbu, on Tuesday also confirmed the kidnap of the of the APC chieftain.<\/p>\n
The statement read, \u201cThe Edo State Police Command, on 18\/07\/2022 at about 20:52hrs received a complaint from one Godwin Erhahon \u2018M\u2019 of Ologbo-unu village in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State, that his brother, one Godwin Aigbogun \u2018M\u2019 of the same village was suspected to have been kidnapped and whisked into the bush by hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn receipt of the information, a team of Operatives from the Command\u2019s Crack team, Anti-Kidnapping and Cyber Crime Unit immediately swung into action, mobilised to the scene, and embarked on aggressive bush combing with the aim of rescuing the victim unhurt and possible arrest or decimation of the suspected kidnappers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile the operatives are establishing the location of the kidnappers, the Commissioner of Police, Abutu Yaro, urged the public to remain calm so that Police efforts to rescue the victim and possible arrest of the kidnappers would not be jeopardised.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Suspected hoodlums have abducted the Chairman of All Progressives Congress in Ugu Ward in Orhionmwon Local Government Area, Edo State, Godwin Aigbogun. He was reportedly kidnapped on his way from his farm on Monday evening. A chieftain of the APC in Ugu, who spoke in confidence, said he was informed of the kidnap by political […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":191356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_bookmark_settings":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[91,75,315,27],"class_list":["post-204657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-apc","tag-edo","tag-kidnappers","tag-police"],"yoast_head":"\n