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By Akeem Atoyebi
Mr Akari Loveday, the Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs to the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been abducted.
An authoritative source confirmed the kidnap noting that the kidnappers stopped the boat conveying Akari and others, pulled him into their own boat and tried to get away.
It was learnt that he was kidnapped on Friday along the river on the way to Ayakoro community, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the hometown of the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku.
It was gathered that the kidnappers made a spirited efforts to get away but the engine of the boat stalled. So they paddled to the bank of the river and made away into the bush with the victim.
According to the source, security agents including police officers have begun a manhunt for the kidnappers with a view to rescuing him.
The source said, “The SA Domestic to the NDDC MD has been kidnapped. He was kidnapped along the river on the way to Ayakoro when he was kidnapped.
“They took him out of the boat, but as they tried to get away, their engine stopped suddenly. So they pulled to the shore and ran into the bush.
“As I was coming, on the road to Otuoke and the entire area, there was heavy police presence. They were doing stop-and-search.”
When reached for confirmation, the spokesman of the Bayelsa State Police Command, Mr Musa Mohammed, could not confirm the development.
He said he wasn’t aware. “I’m not aware of it,” he stated.
