Emmanuel Agbale, Edo
State's Commissioner for Science and Technology who was kidnapped last week has
regained his freedom.
Publicity Secretary
of Benin branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Douglas Ogbankwa
confirmed the development.
He told The Nation;
“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.
“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.”
The Edo Commissioner
was released after a ransom was paid, but the exact amount paid was unclear at
the time of filing this report. Agbale has already been taken for medical
checkup at an undisclosed hospital.
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