Gunmen
suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have reportedly abducted the immediate
past transition committee chairman of Ughelli North Local Government
Area of Delta State.
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The immediate past transition committee chairman of Ughelli North
Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Friday Akpoyibo, alongside
two others, have been reportedly abducted by gunmen suspected to be
Fulani herdsmen.
According to Punch newspaper, sources close to Akpoyibo disclosed
to journalists on Monday in Ughelli that Akpoyibo and two others were
kidnapped along Auchi-Abuja road on Sunday on their way to Abuja.
A younger brother and another close ally of Akpoyibo who was
traveling with him were also abducted by the arms-wielding herdsmen who
allegedly blocked the expressway with their cattle.
However, a female passenger who was said to have been traveling with the victims was left behind by the abductors.
While speaking strict condition of anonymity, Akpoyibo’s ex-aide said; “He
was going to Abuja to attend the inauguration of the recently appointed
executives of the Niger Delta River Basin Development Authority when
the hoodlums struck. They were taken into the bush after being disposed
of their personal items.”
Akpoyibo is a younger brother to retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Marvel Akpoyibo.
The state Commissioner of Police, CP Zannah Ibrahim confirmed the abduction in a text message, it reads; “Chief Friday Akpoyibo was kidnapped yesterday evening (Sunday) in Auchi area, on his way to Abuja…”
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