The Police Command in Rivers State has confirmed the abduction of Chief Cassidy Ikegbudu, Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Ahoada East Local Government Area.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Ahmad Muhammad, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt that Ikegbudu was abducted in the early hours of Saturday.
Muhammad said the police had received report of the abduction of the council chairman and “the command is aware of the incident involving the caretaker committee chairman.”
The Nigerian President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, says he is in full support of the steps taken so far by the Nigerian government in its efforts to protect the country’s citizens from the wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
In a statement released in Abuja on Saturday, April 16, Buhari said that Nigeria’s Head of Mission in Pretoria had taken the right steps by advising the Nigerian community in South Africa to close their shops stay home and keep out of trouble, while ensuring that they obey the laws of their host country.
The re-scheduled election in four state constituencies held in Anambra State amid tight security on Saturday.
The constituencies are Anaocha 1, Anaocha 2, Aguata 1 and Ekwusigo where elections were cancelled due to irregularities on April 11.
Accreditation of voters started at about 8a.m.
The electorate conducted themselves peaceful during accreditation of voters while the card reader machines were effective in every polling unit monitored in Agulu and Obeledu.
Doyin Okupe,- the Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to President Jonathan- has been dispelling some conspiracy theories this weekend.
Writing on his Facebook page, Okupe spewed some unfounded accusations regarding the circumstances surrounding the abduction of the Chibok girls.
The All Progressives Congress APC, has boycotted the re-run for the state house of Assembly election which held in four LGAs in the state, Saturday.
The election which held in the state was peaceful but witnessed a low turn out of voters.
Candidates of the APC for the State Assembly election had insisted that they will not participate in the election, questioning the grounds on which two elections, governorship and state assembly, were conducted simultaneously the result of one was declared while one was cancelled.
