Following gunshot wounds inflicted on him by his abductors, the life of a recently released kidnap victim, Victor Idiahi, now hangs in the balance. He is battling for survival at a hospital in Benin City.
Mr Idiahi, who recently returned from Spain where he was based, was kept for four days by his abductors until he was released after his family allegedly paid the equivalent of ₦10 million in foreign currencies as ransom to his kidnappers.
However, the kidnap survivor was allegedly kept without medical attention by the kidnappers during the period he was held.
According to family sources, the ransom was collected at Idogbo village, a suburb of Benin City, in Ikpoba Okha local government area, near a bye-pass on Benin-Sapele express road. They also revealed that the survivor was later recovered a little distance from where the ransom was paid.
The Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, recently said the state's law on kidnapping would be amended to carry the death sentence. He stated this in response to persistent cases of abduction in the state. On Monday, the wife of the Attorney General of the state was kidnapped by some gunmen.
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