BADA YUSUF FROM LEGIT NG
Festus Usiobaifo, the publicity secretary of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), disclosed the incident in a press statement on Monday.
Usiobaifo said the NBA is working closely with the state police command to ensure that the judge is released from the kidnappers.
The statement reads in part:
“The President of Igueben Area Customary Court, Mrs Precious Aigbonoga, was kidnapped on Monday morning around Ugoneki area, on her way to court in Igueben Local Government Area, Edo State.
“She is the wife of our colleague, Mr. Afebu Aigbonoga, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Etsako West Constituency 1.
“The Chairman of the Lion Bar, Chief Nosa Edo-Osagie, is deeply saddened by this news and condemns, in strong terms, the worrisome insensitivity of these bandits in kidnapping Mrs. Precious Aigbonoga; an easygoing, gentle, and hardworking judicial officer.
