Suspected gunmen have kidnapped a Federal Commissioner with the National Population Commission (NPC) in Bayelsa State, Mrs. Gloria Izonfuo.
Suspected gunmen have kidnapped a Federal Commissioner with the National Population Commission (NPC) in Bayelsa State, Mrs. Gloria Izonfuo.
Mrs. Izonfuo, a former Head of Service in Bayelsa State was abducted at the Ogbakiri junction on the East-West Road around 6 p.m., on Sunday, while travelling to Port Harcourt, Rivers State, from a trip to Brass in Bayelsa State.
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Spokesperson of the Rivers State Police Command Grace Iringe-Koko, made this known in a statement on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.
She disclosed that the NPC commissioner was kidnapped alongside her maid and driver.
According to the police spokesperson, the kidnappers are demanding a ransom of N500 million, and the police have deployed tactical teams to ensure the commissioner’s safe rescue.
This comes six days after the former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Okey Wali, was kidnapped at the Obiri-Kwere axis of the East-West Road, near Port Harcourt.
Wali’s whereabouts is still unknown as his kidnappers are yet to contact his family.
The gunmen killed his driver and another aide before abducting him.
The incident has raised concerns about insecurity in Rivers State, with the NBA Port Harcourt branch calling for his unconditional and early release.
The immediate past NBA Chairman of Port Harcourt branch, Prince Nyekwere, had expressed the association’s distress that Wali was having such an experience for the second time, and noted that the kidnappers were ‘daredevils’ on a mission.
The NBA, Port Harcourt branch, has also urged security agencies to ensure Wali’s safe release.
The Rivers State Police Command said efforts were being intensified to ensure Wali’s release, noting that operatives are working round the clock to apprehend the perpetrators and make them face justice.
