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Abducted Sapele Council Chairman regains freedom

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Hon. Abeke (middle) flanked by Olorogun Jaro Egbo, Ughelli North council chairman apparently after his release, on Monday night

The abducted council chairman of Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State, Hon. Bright Abeke, has regained his freedom.

Abeke was reportedly released eleven days after he was seized by unknown gunmen at his hotel along Owumi Road in Sapele.

Hon. Abeke (middle) flanked by Olorogun Jaro Egbo, Ughelli North council chairman apparently after his release, on Monday night

Armed men who abducted him shot sporadically after they invaded the hotel, injured a local vigilantes and his security detail.

Although details of his release are still sketchy, the released council chairman was seen in a viral photo with the chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Area,  Olorogun Jaro Egbo.

State Police Public Relations Officer SP Bright Edafe was yet to respond to the reported release of the council boss but security agencies led by the Delta State Police Command have been on the trail of the captors since the incident happened on April 10.