Gunmen have abducted the mother of the Chairman of Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Mr Uroupaye Nimizuoa.
The state Police Command confirmed the kidnapping of the 80-year-old Mrs Beauty Nimizuoa in a statement on Friday in Yenagoa.
The spokesman for the command, Mr Asinim Butswat, said the octogenarian was abducted by five assailants at her Agudama-Ekpetiama country home at 11:45 pm on Thursday.He said the bandits later abandoned the vehicle and “escaped into the creek”. “The command has launched a manhunt for the kidnappers, and to rescue the victim. An investigation is ongoing,” Butswat said.
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