PANDEMONIUM IN EDO STATE AS BANDITS STRUCK AGAIN, ABDUCT CUSTOMARY COURT PRESIDENT
Gunmen suspected to be bandits on Monday, January 9,2023, abducted the President of Igueben Area Customary Court, Mrs Precious Aigbonoga, around Ugoneki axis on her way to Court in Igueben Local Government Area (LGA) of Edo State.
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 (NBA), Benin branch, expressed sadness over the abduction.
Edo-Osagie, while condemning the act, expressed worry over bandits operation in the area and kidnapping of Aigbonoga, who he described as an easygoing, gentle, and hardworking judicial officer.
He further stated that the Dream Team is in close touch with the Commissioner of Police, C.P. Mohammed Adamu Dankwara to ensure that the victim is rescued unhurt and the perpetrators of the heinous act brought to book.
The abduction of Mrs precious is coming on the heels of Saturday’s abduction of 32 passengers waiting to board a train from the Igueben Station in the Igueben LGA of the state to Warri in Delta, by suspected herdsmen.
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