by S’ola Filani
It’s been twenty four hours since her abduction but she is yet to be found.
Ninety-year-old Madam Ogboro Dark, mother-in-law of the Speaker of Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Honourable Kombowei Benson, was kidnapped by gunmen operating along the waterways of southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state, at about 2am on Friday.
The armed men, it was gathered, entered the community through the waterside in three speed boats.
A community source, who witnessed the incident, said: “The gunmen came at about 2:00 a.m. They shot sporadically before making their way into the woman’s home, we were all afraid because of the gunshots. They seized her and took her away to an unknown place. They showed no pity at the age of the woman,’’ the source said.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Hilary Opara, confirmed the incident and said the police had “swung into action to free the victim.”
Opara, who vowed to make the state uncomfortable for criminals, said the anti-kidnap squad of the police had been directed to rescue the woman.
“The divisional police officer in charge of the area alerted me early in the morning about the development.
“It is wicked and we will ensure we rescue the woman,’’ he said.
