Dr. Tony Azegbemi
Dr. Tony Azegbemi, the abducted Edo State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, has been released after spending eleven days in captivity.
The politician who was kidnapped on March 16 from his residence in the government reserved area in Benin city, the state capital, arrived his residence at about 3am.
The news of his release was broken by Senator Odion Ugbesia at about 6.17 am today March 26 but did not state whether any ransom was paid to secure his release.
Azegbemi 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 pm Friday on March 16.