Road construction workers escape kidnap in Edo; govt refutes security scare

By Ozioruva Aliu, BENIN CITYCONSTRUCTION workers working on the Auchi-Igarra-Ibillo Road in Akoko-Edo Local Government of Edo State have reportedly escaped kidnap.Read Also: FG didn’t pay ransom for release of kidnapped victims  —  Senate SpokespersonMeanwhile, the state government, on Friday, denied allegation that a police officer attached to the Edo State Government House was involved in the unlawful transfer of firearms intercepted in Kogi State.On the kidnap attempt