Unknown gunmen yesterday kidnapped a female columnist with
Vangaurd Newspapers, Dornu Kogbara in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state,
Ahmed Muhammad, who confirmed the ugly development, said the State Police
Command was on the trail of the kidnappers.
Kogbara who maintains a column in the Vanguard Newspapers
was whisked away in the early hours of yesterday from her residence in the
Nkpogu area of Port Harcourt in a CRV jeep.
It could not be confirmed if the kidnappers has established
contact with the family for ransom at press time.
Meanwhile, the Rivers State Governor, Chief Ezebunwo Nyesom
Wike has condemned the abduction, and expressed the hope that she will be
released unhurt.
Wike, who spoke through his media aide, Opunabo Inko-Tariah,
said the government was making effort to ensure every resident in the state
enjoyed adequate security.
He said, “Although the government is not seized of the
issue, no responsible government will brook such acts of criminality. On thus
premise , the kidnap is roundly condemned and we believe that by God’s grace,
she will come out alive.
“The government is working assiduously to ensure a crime
free state and that is why he has stopped at noting to provide the necessary
tools including the donation of 64 security fitted vans to the Police.
By God’s grace , she will be released in good health.”
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