Hassana Garuba, wife of the former speaker of Edo State house of Assembly, Zakawanu Garuba was kidnapped earlier today on her way to bury her husband, she has however been released by the abductors.

Hassana who works as a magistrate, was travelling with her late husband's body in a separate car driven by her driver when they were both kidnapped.

Travelling with Hassaana were her three children and Zakawanu's other. The Kidnappers were however said to have dropped off the grandmother and her grandkids while the made off with Hassaana and her driver.

The late Speaker's wife was kidnapped before in 2016, close to Benin-Okenne-Lojoko road but she was released after ransom was paid by Zakawanu, her husband who is now late

Efforts and investigation are however ongoing concerning the incident according to Johnson Kokumo, the Commissioner for Police in Edo State.

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