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| Hope Eghagha |
Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, Hope Eghagha, was yesterday kidnapped in a serious attack as he was returning from Warri to
Asaba, the capital of his home state. We learnt that the
kidnappers shot and killed Mr. Eghagha’s police orderly before speeding
off with the commissioner towards Ubiarukwu road in Ukwuani local
government area in the state.
Mr. Eghagha, who holds a PhD in English from the University of Lagos,
was a senior lecturer in the same university before accepting a
commissionership in the cabinet of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta.
For several years, Mr. Eghagha wrote a column in the (Nigerian)
Guardian and other newspapers. He also served as a part-time member of
the Guardian’s editorial board.
Delta state commissioner of information, Chike Ogeah confirmed that
Mr. Eghagha was kidnapped, also a senior aide to Mr. Uduaghan told
Saharareporters that his whereabouts were still unknown. It was not
clear whether the commissioner’s kidnappers had made any contacts with
Eghagha's family.
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