Kidnappers abduct Bayelsa commissioner’s sister

Gunmen struck at Oloibiri in Bayelsa State on Monday, abducting Joyce Ebua, a sister to the state Commissioner for Sports, Maitama Obodo.
Five gunmen stormed Ebua’s residence at about 8.55pm and whisked her away through the waterways at the back of her house.
The incident prompted the Commander of the Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield, Major General Emmanuel Atewe, to deploy officers and men to launch a manhunt for the kidnappers.
It was learnt that Atewe led troops to the scene of the crime on Tuesday.
The gunmen were said to have shot sporadically into the air before taking away their victim to an unknown place in the creeks.
The Media Coordinator of the JTF, Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, confirmed the incident.
“The command has activated the security network on both land and waterways in conjunction with other security agencies to locate and track down the kidnappers,” Nwachukwu said.
The Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police, Hilary Opara, said also that the police had commenced investigations.