Gunmen yesterday kidnapped the Special Adviser to the Bayelsa State governor on Power, Mr. Olice Kemenanabo, at his Port Harcourt residence in Rivers State.
The gunmen invaded Kemenanabo's house at 12, Iriebe Street in D-line axis of the city about 1.30pm while he was returning from a church service.
The whereabouts of the victim were not known at press time as his family was yet to establish contact with the kidnappers.
The abduction of the governor's aide has created apprehension among top government functionaries in the state.
Some people, however, said Kemenanabo's abduction might have some political undertones.
A witness, who pleaded anonymity, told our correspondent that Kemenanabo, who is also the Managing Director of Bayelsa Electricity Company, was taken away by the gunmen in his own car, a Toyota Avensa with registration number A 27-12 BY.
It was learnt that the gunmen had threatened to shoot their victim if he raised the alarm to attract people's attention.
Kemenanabo who was a General Manager of the State Electricity Board, Imiringi, was involved in an industrial accident in 2005 that almost claimed his life, as he suffered serious burns from a fire outbreak in the gas turbine station.
He was later flown abroad at the expense of the state government where he spent a couple of months receiving medical treatments.
Efforts to reach the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer proved, but some security operatives in Rivers and Bayelsa states confirmed the incident.
National Mirror