Gunmen abduct high court judge at Bayelsa’s eatery car park
The police command in Bayelsa State on Sunday confirmed the abduction of Justice E.J. Umokoro in Yenagoa, the state capital.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Musa Mohammed confirmed the judge’s kidnap on Sunday in Yenagoa.
He said, “Umokoro, a judge at Bayelsa State High Court was on Saturday evening abducted from his car at a fast-food outlet at Ekeki area of Yenagoa. The command has deployed tactical teams and drones to trail and arrest the hoodlums.’’
The gunmen fired sporadically at the car park of the eatery before forcing the judge out of his vehicle and whisking him away in a waiting Toyota Hilux.
The judge was waiting for his daughter, who had gone into the outlet to make some purchases.
(NAN)
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