Gunmen abduct YPP deputy guber candidate in Cross River — hours to elections | TheCable
Maryam AbdullahiGunmen have reportedly kidnapped Agbor Onyi, the deputy governorship candidate of the Young Peoples Party , in Cross River.
The development comes some hours before the governorship and the state house of assembly elections which will be held on March 18.Advertisement “The victims were travelling in a Toyota Corolla when the kidnappers stopped the vehicle and took them away into the forest,” Ugbo said.“The commissioner of police in charge of the election has directed that drastic action should be taken. It is being worked on. Let us hope and pray that before Saturday, everything will be fine.”
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