Tony Osauzo, Benin
Abducted state House of Assembly candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Owan West constituency, Mike Ohio-Ezomo, has been released after spending 38 days in captivity.
Ohio-Ezomo was abducted on January 23 at his Sabon Gida Ora residence by gunmen after his police orderly was killed.
Family sources said he was released last Saturday night at a village near Owo in Ondo State after payment of ransom.
The state Deputy Governor, Comrade Phillip Shaibu, had dropped a hint about his release last Saturday afternoon at a meeting with APC leaders from Edo North where he assured them that Ezomo would be released before Saturday, March 9, for the House of Assembly polls.