The Federal Commissioner representing Bayelsa State at the National Population Commission, Gloria Izonfuo, has been abducted by gunmen.
The spokesperson, Rivers State Police Command, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the abduction on Monday.
Iringe-Koko said Izonfuo was abducted on Sunday alongside her driver and maid at the Ogbakiri Junction on the East-West Road.
The trio were returning to Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, after a trip to Brass in Bayelsa State when they were abducted.
Iringe-Koko added that police tactical teams had been deployed to ensure the rescue of the Commissioner and her aides.
Izonfuo was formerly Head of the Civil Service in Bayelsa State.
The abductors have already demanded for N500 million ransom for the release of the victims.
Izonfuo had been at the centre of pre-census activities in Bayelsa State in the last two weeks.
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