Kidnapped Edo State Commissioner for Science and Technology Emmanuel Agbale, has regained freedom from his abductors.
It was reported last Friday that Barr. Agbale was kidnapped in Benin City, the state capital.
The Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Benin branch, Douglas Ogbankwa, yesterday confirmed Agbale’s release.
Ogbankwa said: “Barr. Emmanuel Agbale has been released. I spoke with his wife, Mrs. Paula Agbale, who confirmed her husband’s release and she expressed her gratitude to friends and well-wishers for their prayers and support.
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“As an association, we are not happy with the kidnap of Barr. Agbale. We will not hesitate to resume our boycott of courts if the kidnap of lawyers in Edo State continues.” He added
Information has it that the kidnappers obtained ransom before the commissioner was released, but the exact amount was not made known to the press.
Upon his release, Barr Agbale was immediately taken for medical checkups in an unrevealed hospital.
Efforts to reach the Edo police spokesman Chidi Nwabuzor, to confirm the report was proved abortive.
