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BREAKING: Gunmen Kidnap APC Chieftain In Cross River
- A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Mr Dominic Aqua Edem, has been kidnapped by gunmen.
- The APC chieftain was a two-term member of the Cross River State House of Assembly for Bakassi State Constituency and a member representing Cross River on the board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Mr Dominic Aqua Edem, has been kidnapped by gunmen.
Edem, a lawyer, was said to have been abducted for the second time in his farm on Thursday evening.
The APC chieftain was a two-term member of the Cross River State House of Assembly for Bakassi State Constituency and a member representing Cross River on the board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Mr Obun Ekanem, his aide, said, “Yes, he was kidnapped in his village at Ifiang, in Bakassi when he went to inspect his farm.
“Following the rainfall of Tuesday, he went to inspect crops in his farm when he was abducted”. He said the hoodlums are yet to make contact with his family.”
Edem was kidnapped in 2015 when he contested for the House of Representatives post for Bakassi/Akpabuyo/Calabar South federal constituency and released after a ransom was paid.
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