A magistrate and the head of the Igueben Area Customary Court in Edo State, Precious Aigbonoga, has been kidnapped.
According to Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Benin branch, Festus Osagie Usiobaifo, who confirmed the event, Aigbonoga was abducted this morning in the Ugoneki axis of the Iguben LGA.
According to him, the victim is the wife to Afebu Aigbonoga, a candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Etsako West Constituency 1.
“The Chairman of the Lion Bar, Chief Nosa Francis Edo-Osagie is deeply sad by this news and condemns, in strong terms, the worrisome insensitivity of these bandits in kidnapping Mrs Precious Aigbonoga; an easygoing, gentle, and hardworking judicial officer.”
“Meanwhile, the Dream Team is in close touch with the Commissioner of Police, C.P. Mohammed Adamu Dankwara. By the grace of God Almighty, His Honour shall be rescued unhurt, and the bandits brought to book, Amen! Let us keep His Honour in our prayers, please”, the statement read.
The incident is happening 48 hours after 32 rail passengers were abducted at Iguben’s Ekehen train station.
When the State’s Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shuaibu, visited the train station following the kidnapping, he revealed that security personnel had moved to the area in order to catch the kidnappers.
