Gunmen Abduct Sylva’s Uncle

Some yet-to-be identified gunmen have abducted 86-year-old Benson Adigio-Eseni, an uncle of former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva.

The abduction of the octogenarian was said to have further heightened the challenges of insecurity in the state.

It was learnt that Adigio-Eseni was abducted at about 2am on Sunday from his residence in Okpoama in the Brass Local Government Area of the state.

His abduction came barely about 10 days after two persons, Bukuromo Odidikuma and Awotimigha Iyabi, an aide to Sylva’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Nathan Egba, were killed by gunmen suspected to be sea pirates operating on the Nembe-Brass River.

In that incident, a contender for the state House of Assembly in the 2015 general elections, Alfred Belemote, a mobile police escort and the driver of the boat in which they were travelling, were also shot, but survived with bullet wounds.

Sources said Adigio-Eseni’s assailants, who operated in a speed boat, shot sporadically into the air before dragging him away into the creeks.

A relation of the victim, Austin Adigio, confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Monday.

“It’s true, he (Adigio-Eseni) was kidnapped this morning about 2am,” he said.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa Police Command, Alex Akhigbe, however, claimed the police had yet to receive signals on the kidnap of Adigio-Eseni.

Source:punchng.com