Gunmen are reported to have kidnapped the younger brother of the re-elected Deputy Governor of Edo State, Frederick Shaibu.
He was seized while taking his children to school, Monday morning in the Irhiri area of Benin City.
Reports also say that the gunmen who struck at about 07:00am took Shaibu and abandoned his children in the vehicle.
As at Tuesday afternoon, the abductors were yet to make any contact with the family neither have they requested any ransom.
Describing the incident, a relative said that “they attacked him and took him away.
“It happened in the Aruogba area, Irhiri around 07:00am when he was driving his children to school.
“The children were left by the gunmen who took their father away. The incident has been reported to security agencies, they have not made any contact with the family.
“It is believed that the kidnappers came through the Ogba River because people who witnessed the incident said they went through the bushes that leads to the riverside.”
The family member added that “Security agencies have been informed and they are doing everything possible to ensure that he is released unhurt and reunited with his family.”
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