Mrs. Marie
Ebikake, the former Commissioner for Transport in Bayelsa, a soldier were
abducted in separate incidents at the weekend by unknown gunmen in Bayelsa.
The incidents occurred barely
three days after a Bayelsa monarch’s wife who spent 25 days in captivity was
freed on Thursday.
It was learnt that
Ebikake was kidnapped at her residence in Igbogene area of Yenagoa Local Government
Council Area of the state in the early hours of Sunday.
The spokesman for the
Bayelsa Police Command AsImin Butswat confirmed the development on Sunday.
"She was abducted at her residence by
unknown gunmen at about 1am today. Manhunt has been launched to apprehend the
perpetrators." Butswat said.
The soldier was reportedly
abducted by suspected sea pirates between the waterway of Foropa and Azuzuama
area of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area.
The soldier identified
simply as Rotimi who was on board a passenger boat on to Yenagoa had the boat
driver shot in the shoulder.
“The suspected sea
pirates attacked the boat conveying the soldier and two other person's to
Yenagoa, they shot the boat driver and took away the soldier.
“They also stole the
boat engine. They however left behind the female passenger " A community
said on phone.
Ebikake, who hails from
Brass Local Government Area was a former local government chairman in the area..
.
It was learnt that on
January 10 some armed men had invaded her country home in Twon-Brass in
Brass Local Government and vandalized the residence.
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