The renowned human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has been released by his abductors.
The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Folusho Adebanjo, on September 12, 2013, Thursday, confirmed this information.
Kidnappers in Edo State struck in the afternoon of August 23, 2013, in the southern part of Edo state, seizing the lawyer and the chieftain of All Progressives Congress, Mr. Athanasius Ugbome. Mr. Ugbome has been released on September 8, 2013, Sunday, after his family paid ransom.
Ozekhome's release was also expected on the following day, however, negotiations with the kidnappers have failed.
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