Sapele Council Chairman Freed After Kidnap Ordeal
The gunmen seized him at his Owumi Road hotel on April 10, shooting a vigilante member before fleeing in a Range Rover.
Hon. Okakuro Bright Afure Abeke, Chairman of Sapele Local Government Area, has been released days after he was kidnapped.
Abeke was taken on April 10, 2026, when armed men invaded his hotel, Debrofred, on Owumi Road in Sapele, Delta State, around 7:25 p.m. The attackers reportedly exchanged gunfire with security personnel before taking him away.
According to eyewitness accounts, the gunmen arrived in a Range Rover and shot a vigilante member, Ufuoma, along with another individual, before fleeing the scene with the council chairman to an undisclosed location.
Written byAkpevwe Igho
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