20-04-2025 18:04 via vanguardngr.com

Ijaw group raises alarm over resurgence of kidnapping in Edo riverine communities

By Ozioruva AliuA group, Concerned Sons and Daughters the Riverine Area in Edo State, which says it cuts across the five clans in the state, namely Okomu, Furupagha, Egbema, Gbaran, and Olodiama, on Sunday raised an alarm over the resurgence of kidnapping in the areas.They claimed that a woman was recently kidnapped around the Ekheuan area, and she was allegedly made to pay N55 million before she was released they also claimed that her abductors allegedly raped her while she was in their custod
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