Gunmen Kidnap Son Of Ex-Bayelsa Commissioner

[Shola Sholaz]

A six-year-old son of a former Commissioner in Bayelsa, Chief Godknows Powell, was on Wednesday kidnapped by gunmen.
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The boy was kidnapped on Etegwe road, Yenagoa, in the early hours of the New Year, while returning from church service.
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Sources told NAN that the victim was in the company of his mother when the gunmen accosted them at about 12.45 a.m and whisked him away.
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A relation of the family, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the incident and said the abduction of the boy had thrown the family into despair.
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"We are supposed to be celebrating the New Year, but we are now in a pathetic mood. We pray that the boy is safe," the source said.
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According to the source, the kidnappers are yet to establish contact with the family.
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When contacted, the Bayelsa Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Alex Akhigbe, confirmed the incident, but said he had not received its full details.
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"I got information about the incident this afternoon and I quickly called the Police Divisional Officer in Ekeki area who confirmed the kidnapping.
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"Right now, I am yet to get full details of the incident, but the police have commenced investigation into the matter," Akhigbe said.
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Powell was a one-time Chairman of Yenagoa Local Government Area before he was appointed Commissioner for Local Government and Community Development during the administration of former Gov. Timipre Sylva.(NAN)

[EbukaOkafor14]

This gunmen can't just seem to stop amazing me. They just do things at times and u as a reader that will instantly get how Instateless.

[femifemzy3]

But this is just so cruel now haba! Why will anyone even kidnap a fellow human being in the first place? And on New Year's Day

[femifemzy3]

This is reminding us of the different problems the country is still facing as regards Kidnapping.

[femifemzy3]

God will just save us from all this unreasonable kidnapping all in the name of hurting a human being or money.

[Nifemi Donald]

The confidence level of this gunmen when they carry out their evil plans is just annoying.