Gunmen Kidnap Jonathan’s Cousin In Bayelsa

Gunmen Kidnap Jonathan’s Cousin In Bayelsa
Dr. Goodluck Jonathan
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The Bayelsa Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Mr Mike Ogiasa by some yet-to-be-identified gunmen.

Ogiasa who is a former cabinet member in the administration of former Bayelsa governor Senator Henry Seriake Dickson reportedly kidnapped from his community, Otuabagi in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Saturday.

According to investigations, Ogiasa who is the convener of the socio-political group named Voice of the South-South has been at the forefront to draft Jonathan into the 2023 Presidency.

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Sources who spoke to Africa Daily News, New York on the condition of anonymity revealed that Ogiasa was abducted on Thursday, June 2 but the family kept it under wraps believing that the kidnappers would contact the family for ransom to be paid quietly.

However close to 48 hours after his kidnap and no word from his abductors the family had to report the incident to the Police for investigation and possibly his rescue.

A source in the community said Ogiasa had just finished a meeting in the community when gunmen numbering eight invaded his house just as he arrived from the meeting and whisked him away.

‘He had actually planned to return to Yenagoa at the end of the meeting but some people prevailed on him to wait till the next morning. He was indoors when the gunmen arrived and abducted him,’ the source said.

The spokesman of the Bayelsa Police Command, SP Asinim Butswat, confirmed that Mike Ogiasa was abducted on June 2 and that the police are investigating the incident in order to rescue him.

Meanwhile, the former President was yet to react to the ugly development.

Africa Daily News, New York

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