Gunmen Kidnap Bayelsa Trade Commissioner
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped the Bayelsa State Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Federal Otokito.
Details of the incident are still sketchy.
A spokesman for the State Police Command in the state, SP Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident in a statement he issued on Friday.
Buswat said, “Preliminary investigation reveals that the kidnappers stormed the residence of Hon. Federal Otokito on 20th January, 2022 at about 2300hours and whisked him away in a waiting speedboat to an unknown destination.”
He said the command had launched a manhunt for the rescue of the victim and the arrest of the suspects.
As of the time of filing this report, no group had claimed responsibility for the commissioner’s abduction.
