The Bayelsa State Police Command on Sunday, assured members of the public that measures are being taken to rescue Justice E.G. Umokoro, who was kidnapped by assailants alleged to be wearing Police uniforms.
On Saturday evening, gunmen fired shots indiscriminately near Ekeki Motor Park to instil fear in the crowd and subsequently abducted Umokoro, taking him to an undisclosed location.
The judge, who presides over Court 7 of the Bayelsa State High Court, was kidnapped at the Ekeki area of the city while in the company of his two daughters near the popular Kilimanjaro Eatery, adjacent to the bustling Ekeki Motor Park.
Multiple eyewitnesses confirmed to Vanguard that Justice Omukoro had stopped at the eatery to buy a loaf of bread when masked men in black combat gear accosted him.
However, in a statement issued in Yenegoa on Sunday, the Commissioner of Police (CP) in Bayelsa, Francis Alonyenu, noted that the individuals who kidnapped the judge were not actual police officers, contrary to public belief.
Alonyenu further stated that Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa has instructed all security agencies to intensify their efforts to locate and rescue the judge, as well as to take firm action against the criminals responsible for the abduction
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