Politics Kidnapped Edo LG vice chairman escapes

Bolanle Akanji

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The kidnapped vice chairman of Uhumnwode local government council in Edo State, Mr. Walter Aiwekhoe, has escaped from his captors.

He was kidnapped on the Benin-Auchi road on his way to work around 10 a.m. The kidnappers forced Mr.
Aiwekhoe into a jeep and shot into the air before driving off, an eyewitness reported.

Around 1 p.m, the Chief Press Secretary to the
Chairman of the council, Mr Osaro Idahosa, said he (Mr. Aiwekhoe) called from a police station in Obiaruku, Delta state with the news of his escape.

Mr. Aiwekhoe had escaped his captors and ran towards a road where policemen picked him up.

Youths and policemen in the local government were already searching for him before he made his escape.

Efforts are being made to capture the culprits.
 
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