The whereabouts of Asime, wife of Senator George Sekibo representing Rivers East and two others kidnapped with her remained unknown yesterday. Operatives of the Joint Task Force (JTF) have taken over the manhunt of the kidnappers for safe release of the senator’s wife, who is a student of the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) and other victims.
Public Relations Officer of Sector 2 of the JTF at the 2 Amphibious Brigade, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt Lt. Col. Aminu Iliyasu, expressed optimism that the senator’s wife would soon regain her freedom.
Iliyasu said: “JTF is making efforts in ensuring the safe release of the senator’s wife and others.
‘’I will not make public the details of our activities or how far we have gone in order not to jeopardise the operation and for the victims not to be in danger.”
Around 7 pm on Thursday, Asime was kidnapped under the Obiri Ikwerre Bridge near UNIPORT, along the ever-busy East-West Road currently being dualised by the Federal Government.
The senator’s wife was with three other persons in her Hummer Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) when the gang of four gunmen in a Mazda saloon car struck.
She was returning home from UNIPORT when the incident occurred.
Sources said Sekibo’s wife was kidnapped along with two other persons in the jeep with four occupants.
It was learnt that the hoodlums pushed out one of the occupants, speeding off with Asime and two other passengers.
The vehicle belonging to the senator’s wife was later abandoned at Aluu community near UNIPORT.
The kidnappers escaped with Asime and two other occupants of the vehicle.
The Senator was said to have been contacted by the kidnappers around 9 pm last Thursday and demanded undisclosed ransom.
Rivers Police spokesman Ben Ugwuegbulam confirmed the kidnap.
But he did not pick his calls when contacted yesterday for updates.
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