Kidnappers demand N20m to release Edo LG chairman
Ashofor and two others were said to have been whisked away by unknown gunmen near Aiyetoro, along the Igarra-Ibilo road, last Saturday.
He was said to be on his way from a funeral when the incident occurred.
The Commissioner of Police, had told our correspondent that personnel of the police command had been deployed to search for the victims and rescue them unhurt.
However, it was learnt that the kidnappers contacted Ashofor’s relatives on Sunday and made their demand known to them.
