Kidnappers demand 150 million Naira from Mike Ozekhome

The Abductors of Mike Ozekhome one of Nigeria's finest lawyers are demanding for the hefty sum of 150 million Naira as ransome which must be paid within three days. He was kidnapped on Friday by gunmen in Ehor local government area, along the Benin-Auchi expressway in Edo State. An assistant superintendent of police, a police inspector and two other officers were killed in a gun duel with the rampaging kidnappers.

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