the wife of a retired Permanent Secretary,
Mrs Anne Ziworitin, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa
State capital.
Also injured in a separate attack was the wife of the Special Assistant on Radio to the
Governor, Mrs. Vivian Ikio Iziama.
Both incidents which caught operatives of the state security outfit, Operation Doo Akpo, napping occurred Saturday night at Biogbolo, a suburb of Yenagoa.
While Mrs. Ziworitin was reportedly abducted along the Otiotio road area, Mrs. Iziama was injured with the b*tt of a rifle for refusing to part with the key of her Toyota Sienna car.
Mrs. Iziama's daughter, it was learnt, was inside
the vehicle when the gunmen struck as she was
about to drive into her compound. Her younger
sister, who was about to open the gate, was
forced to raise alarm on hearing the cry of her
niece.
The hoodlums were said to have fled in a black
Golf salon car with which they trailed their
victim.
It was, however, learnt from a source close to the
Ziworitin family that kidnappers of the retired
permanent secretary's spouse have demanded
N5million for her release.
Confirming the attack on his wife, the Special
Assistant to the Bayelsa Governor on Radio, Mr.
Ikio Benson Iziama, said a formal report had
been made to the police.
Spokesman of the Bayelsa Police Command, Mr.
Alex Akhigbe said though he was yet to receive
full details of the incidents, the police's effort at
ensuring the security of lives and property in the
state had led to the discovery of a cache of arms
and ammunition at Koluama community in
Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the
state.
He said, "our Special Anti-Crime unit known as
Operation Doo Akpo on Sunday, May 26,
launched a search operation in Koluama
Community in Southern Ijaw Area of the State
and discovered 8 Pump Action guns, 5 AK47
rifles, 1,780 live ammunition and 19 empty
cartridges buried in a room."
The Police, he said, have commenced
investigation into the discovery with a view to
identifying the owners of the arms.
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