Gunmen abduct NPC commissioner, demand N500 million ransom
Gloria Izonfuo, the Federal Commissioner representing Bayelsa State at the National Population Commission (NPC) has been abducted by terrorists alongside her driver and maid.
The kidnappers have made a request of N500 million for their safe return.
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News Point Nigeria reports that Izonfuo was said to have been abducted on Sunday evening around the Ogbakiri junction along the East-West Road in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.
At around 6:30 p.m., the thugs ambushed Izonfuo as she was making her way to Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, from a visit to Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa state.
It was learnt that kidnappers intercepted the NPC federal commissioner’s vehicle and whisked her away with her driver and maid at gunpoint.
It was also reported that the bandits have demanded N500 million ransom for their release.
The spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident and said the Commissioner of Police had ordered the command’s tactical teams to swing into action with a view to rescuing the victims.