Gunmen abduct Labour Party chieftain in Edo

A Labour Party Ward 1 Chairman successful Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, Mr Okasime Olowojoba, has reportedly been abducted by suspected kidnappers on the Auchi–Benin–Ibillo Road.

DAILY POST learnt that the Labour Party chieftain, who is besides a realtor, was reportedly kidnapped connected his mode to Igarra, the administrative office of the section government, from Auchi. He was returning from Auchi connected Saturday, wherever helium had gone to bring his children location up of the schoolhouse resumption connected Monday, 28 April 2025. He was kidnapped astatine a notorious atrocious spot wrong the Sasaro community, an country antecedently known for convulsive abductions

According to a source, who spoke connected information of anonymity: “Valentine Okasime Olowojoba is the Ward 1 Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, successful Akoko-Edo Local Government Area. He went to Auchi to cod his children and wife, who had been determination for the holidays.

“He went to bring his children backmost for schoolhouse resumption connected Monday. On their mode backmost that Saturday, helium was kidnapped, and it happened connected a time erstwhile the web successful the country was wholly down until Sunday.

“They were each initially taken into the bush by the kidnappers, but aboriginal the location help, children, and woman were released, and they went distant with him. His conveyance was abandoned connected the road.

“There was nary web that Saturday; it was lone restored astir 12 p.m. connected Sunday, and I learned from his member that arsenic of Monday (today), they are demanding a ransom of N50 million.

“I besides learned that immoderate different radical were kidnapped successful the aforesaid country connected Sunday.”

The constabulary person yet to corroborate the incident.