The gunmen who kidnapped on the Edo state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tony Aziegbemi, on Sunday, March 24, contacted his family, and demanded N500 million ransom, after ten days in captivity.

A member of Aziegbemi’s family, who spoke in confidence with our correspondent, was silent on what PDP leaders in Nigeria, including Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki, were doing to raise the ransom.

However, Edo Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Chidi Nwabuzor, a Superintendent of Police (SP), stated that the command was not aware of the huge ransom demanded by the kidnappers.

Aziegbemi was kidnapped at 11 p.m., near his personal residence, off Country Home Road, Government Reservation Area (GRA) Benin, after attending a political meeting at Government House in the state capital.

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Wish Kidnappers can be fed alive to Lions.

Till then, they'll continue to regard Kidnapping as a lucrative business.

Obaseki should not drop shishi

Early cash out before the election even start.

The 4th most lucrative business in Nigeria , our government needs to curb this before Nigeria becomes Libya where u re kidnapped on arrival

APC and dirty politics

I’m not surprised, elections is fast approaching so we expect to see more morder and k!dnapping case

Make payment like the way fg make payment for recent abduction kids on a low key

Though Emefiele's cashless policy was a laudable one but it was ill-timed. We would have been used to it had it been that it continued.

How many of you noticed that during the period, there was no kidnapping whatsoever from any part of the country! This is because there was no cash to pay any miscreant.

But now that we are back to our normal way of cash dominated economy, the kidnapping resumed.

Anyway, the wise government will understand what need to be done

Kidnapping is now the Most Lucrative Business in Nigeria. Just One successful operation, the kidnappers make more money than what a University professor would achieve in his 40yrs of service including salaries and pensions/gratuities. It's so sad. I pray for his safe release, and also pray God to touch someone's heart that can help me with 5k to buy foodstuff. Hunger is bad.


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😂 the weed all this naija kidnappers dey smoke this days eh, Dey just call ransom money anyhow. I need to know their supplier

Hmm

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Omo

This's getting out of hand

Government should please curb this menace..

They’re after all the 'consultation kola' & 'thank you for coming' that aspirants have dropped for him. PDP Chairman in a PDP State?? If this is not a clear indication that that State cannot continue with that Party, I wonder what is!

Guts

This is seriously becoming out of hand

GanagiBitrus:
Wish Kidnappers can be fed alive to Lions.

Till then, they'll continue to regard Kidnapping as a lucrative business.

No, maybe if they start going for big politicians would make the elites start using their brains

You can't tell me these Kidnappers get such large amounts of money, yet it can't be traced...!

Abroad, every dime must be explained.

You can't simply go from having nothing or little in your account, to spending millions or thousands, or even depositing it in your bank account without it being flagged.

If we were not so morally corrupt as a nation, many would rethink crimes like kidnapping...!

Cos, in the absence of a good enterprise to wash the stolen funds, such high stakes crimes are out of the question.

YES, PDP DON'T PAY SHISHI

NO GREE FOR ANY KIDNAPERS

HE IS REPLACEABLE

Hmmm

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Questions needed answers

From FG.

COMRADES are speechless with this news, who do you think will be responsible for this dastardly act?

Half a Billi

Na Obaseki go pay na.

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Is this political kidnap?

As long as it is politicians being kidnapped. I honestly will not lose my sleeps.

This sort of thing does not happen under miltary rule.

A state of emergency needs to be declared. These demons need to be caught, tried by tribunal and publicly executed by firing squad, and their bodies cremated. The rest will be discouraged.

The government is just weak and useless, treating these demonic elements with kid gloves.