Some yet-to-be identified gunmen, yesterday, abducted the 84 years old father of the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Doodei Week, in his country home at Ayama-Ijaw in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state.
According to an eyewitness account, the octogenarian, HRM King Agbabou Week, who is the Ebenanaowei of Tarakiri Clan in Southern Ijaw was kidnapped about 11:20 pm Wednesday night by seven AK47 wielding masked men.
It was further learnt that the kidnappers searched the house of the King, collected a television set, jewellery and other valuables before dragging him on the ground to the waterside and fled the community.
An interview with TribuneOnline, the paramount ruler of Ayama-Ijaw Community, Chief Amen Sariki, confirmed the incident, saying the gunmen stayed in the community for about 1:00 hour searching for his house.
He said: “about 11:20 pm on Wednesday, the wife and children of our clan head ran to my house crying. It was clear that they had been beaten up. They broke the news to me that the King had been kidnapped.
“They told me that the gunmen held them, hostage, while they searched the house. After searching, they carried a television set, collected jewellery and other valuable items. They then dragged the King who was wearing only pants on the ground up to the waterside.
“At that point, I started receiving a report that the gunmen were still in the community. So I tried to reach the Joint Military Task Force and the Nigerian Police but didn’t get any response. After about an hour I was told the gunmen had left the community.
“When we got to the waterside, I learnt that the kidnappers held a 20-year-old girl they saw on their way, held at gunpoint and asked her to tell them where my house is. According to her, she lied that she is not from the community and wouldn’t know my house.
“To pressure to talk, they stripped her naked and sexually harassed her for several minutes but she refused to tell them where my house was. When they got tired, they untied a speedboat belonging to the commissioner and fled the community.”
When contacted, the Bayelsa State Police Public Relations Officer, Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident, saying details of the incident is still sketchy but however promised to give full details later.
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