After eleven days in the hands of his abductors, the Edo State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, has been released.
Aziegbemi was said to have arrived his residence at about 3:00 am on Tuesday. The news of his release was broken by Senator Odion Ugbesia at about 6:17 am but it could not be confirmed whether ransom was paid or not before he was released.
Recall that, Aziegbemi was kidnapped on March 16, 2024, by a gang of armed men a few metres from his residence off the Government Reservation Area in Benin City, the Edo state capital.
He was said to have been trailed by his abductors who were said to be in two Toyota Corolla cars, overtook his jeep along Odaro Street off Country Home road close to his house at about 11:00 pm on Friday.
