PUNCH Metro gathered that the politician was at the filling station when the suspects stormed the premises on Monday and whisked him away in a Sienna vehicle.
As of the time of filing this report, the source said the abductors had yet to contact Edet’s family to demand ransom.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, while confirming the incident, said the state Commissioner of Police, Olatoye Durosinmi, had visited the scene and ordered an investigation into the matter. He said, “We received the information, the Commissioner of Police, Olatoye Durosinmi, has visited the scene of the incident and went to the waterfront. Even the Sienna vehicle used to perpetrate the act has been recovered. An investigation has commenced already and I am sure the perpetrators will be brought to book in no distant time.”All rights reserved.
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