The police on Wednesday confirmed the abduction of Hon. Golden Chioma, the Chairman of the Rivers State House of Assembly Committee on Judiciary, by gunmen in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
The spokesman of Police Command in Rivers State, DSP Muhammad Ahmad, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt that investigation into the abduction was ongoing.
“Our detectives from anti-kidnap unit and the State Anti-Robbery Squad are on top of the incident to ensure that the legislator is freed unharmed,” Ahmad said.
He explained that Chioma was kidnapped on Tuesday in Diobu Area of Port Harcourt and taken to an unknown destination.
The victim is a member of All Progressives Congress and representing Etche Constituency in the state assembly.
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