The Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hafiz Inuwa, has confirmed the abduction of the Chairman of Warri North Local Government Area, Mr Aduge Okorodudu, by gunmen.
said the police command was doing everything possible to rescue the council boss.
The gunmen had waylaid the council chairman’s vehicle around 8.25 pm on Saturday along Mabiaku-Ajamimogha link road in the Warri Government Reserved Area. Okorodudu’s driver, sources said, sustained severe gunshot injuries and was rushed to a nearby police station, where the incident was documented.learnt that the fleeing gunmen, after the operation, headed for Ovwian in the Udu LGA, while officers and men of the Nigeria Police, in collaboration with the Udu Central Vigilante, went on their trail.
A source said the council chairman and his driver were the only occupants of the vehicle when the incident occurred.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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