Kidnapped Rivers APC lawyer regains freedom

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has disclosed that one of its lawyers, Dr. Godswill Dike, said to have been kidnapped by supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had been released.

Dike, who is the brother to the state’s APC legal adviser, Barr. Azubuike Dike, was reportedly kidnapped at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by alleged PDP supporters after he took delivery of some election documents given to him by the commission.

The APC Publicity Secretary in the state, Darlington Nwauju, who confirmed Dike’s release in a post on his Facebook page, on Friday, expressed appreciation to Journalists for showing courage in the face of the ordeal.