Human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome has been kidnapped along Benin-Auchi road in Edo State.
Lagos lawyer, Festus Keyamo also confirmed the kidnap of Ozekhome.
“I have just received with shock, the news of the kidnap of my learned friend and brother, Chief Mike Ozekhome…,” Festus Keyamo said in a statement, Saturday.
However, he described the incident as “one kidnap too many and it further draws local and international attention to the poor state of security in our country.”
“It also highlights the state of joblessness among youths in our country which is one reason why they turn to this dangerous trade for their livelihood,” he said.
Keyamo therefore appealed to the kidnappers to release Ozekhome, a senior lawyer and staunch critic of corrupt and bad governments in Nigeria.
Police spokesman Frank Mba told AFP a manhunt had been launched for the kidnappers.
“Police are on the trail of the gunmen and we will do everything humanly and operationally possible to ensure that the learned lawyer is released unharmed,” Mba said.
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