BREAKING: Tension, Anxiety As Gunmen Kidnap PDP Chieftain, Sets Car Ablaze
- Eyo Edet, a chieftain of the PDP in Akwa Ibom and CEO of Eyotech Nigeria Limited has been abducted by some suspected unknown gunmen
- A source in Uyo, the state capital, disclosed that the PDP chieftain kidnapped at his filling station on Monday in the Oron LGA of the state
- The police in the state confirmed the kidnapping of the PDP chieftain and promised that the assailants would be brought to book
Uyo, Akwa Ibom - Chief Eyo Edet, the chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, has been kidnap by suspected unknown gunmen.
Edet, who is popularly known as Eyo Aswang, was reported to have been kidnapped on Monday, June 12, in his petrol station, Eyotech Nigeria Limited, in the Oron local government area of the state, The Punch reported.
Source: Twitter
How PDP chieftain in Akwa Ibom was kidnapped, an eyewitness revealed
A source in Uyo on Tuesday, June 13, disclosed that the former deputy coordinator of the Divine Campaign Organisation of the PDP in Oron during the 2023 election, was stopped by his abductors and whisked away in a Sienna Car.
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The source added that he was driven to a waiting speed sheep while the Sienna they came with was reportedly set ablaze
The abductors are yet to contact the family to name their ransom at the time of filling this report.
Police confirm abduction of PDP chieftain in Akwa Ibom
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Odiko Macdon, who confirmed the incident said the Commissioner of Police, CP Olatoye Durosinmi had visited the scene and ordered an investigation into the matter.
He said:
“We received the information, the Commissioner of Police, CP Olatoye Durosinmi visited the scene of the incident and went to the waterfront even the Sienna used to perpetuate the act has been recovered.
"Investigations have commenced already and I’m sure the perpetrators will be brought to book in no distant time.”
Protesters storm Abuja over leadership crisis in Nasarawa state assembly
Legit.ng earlier reported that protesters from Nasarawa State have stormed the police headquarters in Abuja over the leadership crisis rocking the state House of Assembly.
The protesters are calling on President Bola Tinubu and the inspector general of police to intervene before things get out of hand.
Addressing and calming the protesters, Kingsley Emeka, the assistant commissioner of police, promised the protesters that their message would be delivered to the IGP.
Source: Legit.ng
