A National Union of Road Transport Workers,
NURTW, member, Bernard Oyeogun, kidnapped,
Wednesday, by a rival faction in Agbor, Delta
State, has been rescued by the police from the
palace of a royal father, (names withheld), where he was unlawfully held for one night. Saturday Vanguard was informed, yesterday, that
the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in the area, who
acted on a tip-off, stormed the palace with
policemen on Thursday and unchained the victim. He was battered by his captors and there was fear,
yesterday, that he might go blind. There has been a simmering dispute between two
factions of the union in the area and a source
confided to Saturday Vanguard that the national
executive of the union dissolved the chapter,
yesterday afternoon, after it was briefed on the
development. The royal father was said to be away from his
palace when the incident occurred, but he,
allegedly, has sympathy for one of the rival
factions. However, two persons, aged 31 and 41
years respectively have been arrested in
connection with the incident. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Delta State,
Lucky Uyabame, confirmed the incident and arrest
of two persons to Saturday Vanguard. He said the Divisional Police Officer, Agbor, led his
patrol team to the palace of the monarch, where
they found the victim, who was assaulted and
taken hostage from the Agbor-Ogwashi-Uku
motor park, Agbor by three members of the rival
group.
NURTW, member, Bernard Oyeogun, kidnapped,
Wednesday, by a rival faction in Agbor, Delta
State, has been rescued by the police from the
palace of a royal father, (names withheld), where he was unlawfully held for one night. Saturday Vanguard was informed, yesterday, that
the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, in the area, who
acted on a tip-off, stormed the palace with
policemen on Thursday and unchained the victim. He was battered by his captors and there was fear,
yesterday, that he might go blind. There has been a simmering dispute between two
factions of the union in the area and a source
confided to Saturday Vanguard that the national
executive of the union dissolved the chapter,
yesterday afternoon, after it was briefed on the
development. The royal father was said to be away from his
palace when the incident occurred, but he,
allegedly, has sympathy for one of the rival
factions. However, two persons, aged 31 and 41
years respectively have been arrested in
connection with the incident. Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Delta State,
Lucky Uyabame, confirmed the incident and arrest
of two persons to Saturday Vanguard. He said the Divisional Police Officer, Agbor, led his
patrol team to the palace of the monarch, where
they found the victim, who was assaulted and
taken hostage from the Agbor-Ogwashi-Uku
motor park, Agbor by three members of the rival
group.
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