A Labour Party Ward 1 Chairman in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, Mr Okasime Olowojoba, has reportedly been abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Auchi–Benin–Ibillo Road.
DAILY POST learnt that the Labour Party chieftain, who is also a realtor, was reportedly kidnapped on his way to Igarra, the administrative headquarters of the local government, from Auchi. He was returning from Auchi on Saturday, where he had gone to bring his children home ahead of the school resumption on Monday, 28 April 2025. He was kidnapped at a notorious bad spot within the Sasaro community, an area previously known for violent abductions
According to a source, who spoke on condition of anonymity: “Valentine Okasime Olowojoba is the Ward 1 Chairman of the Labour Party, LP, in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area. He went to Auchi to collect his children and wife, who had been there for the holidays.
“He went to bring his children back for school resumption on Monday. On their way back that Saturday, he was kidnapped, and it happened on a day when the network in the area was completely down until Sunday.
“They were all initially taken into the bush by the kidnappers, but later the house help, children, and wife were released, and they went away with him. His vehicle was abandoned on the road.
“There was no network that Saturday; it was only restored around 12 pm on Sunday, and I learned from his brother that as of Monday (today), they are demanding a ransom of N50 million.
“I also learned that some other people were kidnapped in the same area on Sunday.”
The police have yet to confirm the incident.
