Unknown gunmen have abducted parents of a prominent businessman in Konga, a fishing community in Akassa, Brass Local Government of Bayelsa State. It was learnt that the couple, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Kido, were abducted on Monday night.
The abductors had stormed their captives home in Akassa when they were asleep. They (gunmen) forced them to wake up when they threatened to set their house on fire if they refused to open the door.
Checks by Punch Metro showed that the couple might have been abducted due to an alleged unresolved issues between their businessman son and his workers over unpaid wages.
It was gathered that no contact had yet been established with the abductors as of press time.
Already, the police authorities in the state have confirmed the abduction.
They however said two suspects linked with the incident were in their custody in Yenagoa.
Police Public Relations Officer in the state,Alex Akhigbe, said on Tuesday that the suspects had made useful statements that were assisting the police in their investigation. Akhigbe, however, declined to disclose the identities of the kidnappers, saying the police were working out modalities to free the kidnapped woman and arrest her abductors.
Recently, communities in Bayelsa, such as Brass, Southern Ijaw and Ogbia LGAs have been the hotbeds of kidnappers.
Meanwhile, suspected sea pirates have attacked a passenger boat traveling from Okpotuwari to Otuan in Southern Ijaw LGA in the state.
The sea pirates were said to have ordered all the passengers to jump into river before they stole the engine of the speed boat.
An eyewitness, who craved anonymity, said no casualty was recorded during the incident.
He, however, said the woman who chartered the boat was still in shock.
The passengers were allegedly returning from a wake at Okpotuwari when the assailants accosted them.
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