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Kidnapped Edo APC council chairman gains freedom
The All Progressives Congress Chairman for the Akoko- Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, Mr . Henry Ashofor , who was abducted last Saturday , has regained his freedom .Ashofor was said to have been released on Tuesday evening.
He had reportedly been taken away by gunmen along the Igarra – Ibillo road , shortly after attending a funeral in the area
The abductors had reportedly demanded a ransom of N 20 million to set the victim free .
But the Commissioner of Police , Mr . Johnson Kokumo, who confirmed his release on Wednesday , said that the APC chieftain was rescued , following the efforts of policemen and vigilantes in the area .
Kokumo said that Ashofor had since been reunited with his family while the police were on the trail of the kidnappers .
The commissioner said , “ He ( Ashofor ) was released yesterday ( Tuesday ); the police , together with the locals that had embarked on bush- combing , closed in on the abductors and they ( abductors ) had no other choice than to free the man .
“ There were two of them that were rescued unhurt . We will not rest on our laurels until the perpetrators are arrested. ”
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