Six gunmen in military
camouflage on Tuesday abducted two cousins of President Goodluck Jonathan at
the Akimpelai, Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State.
The victims, Patience
Egbeni and Kate Eni, were kidnapped by the unknown gunmen around 8pm. The bandits
were said to have invaded the community and whisked the women away. It was
gathered that the kidnapped women are two maternal cousins of Jonathan.
Eye witnesses said
they were taken from their shops located in the community.
The eye witness said: “The
gunmen dragged the frightened women into a speedboat. Nobody could do anything
to stop them because they were armed. This kidnap has left the president
worried.”
The Police Public
Relations Officer (PPRO), Butswat Asinim, said the gunmen were dressed in
military camouflage.
Asinim said: “The
gunmen were dressed in military camouflage. They went to the provision stores
of the victims at the riverside and abducted them into a waiting speedboat. The
marine and Anti-kidnapping Squad of the Police, including the Joint Task Force
(JTF), Operation Pulo Shield, has been contacted.”
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