Gunmen abduct mother of Bayelsa LG boss

Gunmen have abducted the mother of the Chairman of Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Mr Uroupaye Nimizuoa.

The state Police Command confirmed the kidnapping of the 80-year-old Mrs Beauty Nimizuoa in a statement on Friday in Yenagoa.

The spokesman for the command, Mr Asinim Butswat, said the octogenarian was abducted by five assailants at her Agudama-Ekpetiama country home at 11:45 pm on Thursday.

Butswat said the hoodlums took her away “in a pathfinder jeep without a registration number plate.”

He said the bandits later abandoned the vehicle and “escaped into the creek”.

“The command has launched a manhunt for the kidnappers, and to rescue the victim. An investigation is ongoing,” Butswat said.