BREAKING: Owere Imasogie, Edo PDP leader kidnapped

A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Edo State, Owere Dickson Imasogie, has been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen.

Imasogie, a die-hard and founding member of the PDP in the State, is a renowned farmer who owns several farms in the Edo South Senatorial District.

He was reportedly kidnapped in the early hours of Monday, at about 7am, while on his was to his Uvbe farm, along Agbor.

The PDP leader who is generally liked for his generosity, was said to have been kidnapped alongside his driver and one other person who was with him in the vehicle.

As at the time of filing this report, details were still sketchy about the incident.

Also, when contacted, the State Police Command’s image maker, SP Kontongs Bello said he was yet to briefed.

At the time of filing this report, the police was yet to confirm or make any statement on the incident but a group, Edo State Decide Movement, in a statement, called on the state governor, Godwin Obaseki to rescue the old man.

“We are just informed that our daddy, mentor and a renowned philanthropist whose philanthropic gesture is indeed exceptional in person of Sir Chief Dickson Imasogie, ( Edo South PDP Leader ) and others, have just been kidnapped on their way to the farm this morning along Benin Agbor road.