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By Young Erhiurhoro, Warri
A restaurant owner, Finegirl, daughter of Chief Jonah Ovibi, was reportedly kidnapped at Uwheru community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State by unknown gunmen recently.
The victim, whose restaurant is situated along the Uwheru community section of the East-West Road (a federal road).
Narrating the incident to our correspondent who visited the area, a relative of the victim who spoke under anonymity said, “She was kidnapped by unknown gunmen for close to a week now and we haven’t been able to establish any contact with her abductors. She was kidnapped under gun point in the restaurant.
“Immediately neighbours around got the news, they mobilized with the help of Okada men around and they pursued them. At a point, their vehicle developed fault on the way and they whisked her into another vehicle and zoomed off. The driver of the vehicle was unlucky and they got hold of him immediately. So it was the driver they took to the Ughelli police station for interrogation. As we speak, the driver is now in police custody at the Ughelli police station.”
The relative further said, “Till this very moment, the IPO have told us that the driver hasn’t been able to make a statement on the kidnap attack. This is a very terrible situation as the whereabouts of our sister hasn’t been established. The abductors haven’t placed a call to any of us to know the reason behind the kidnap or the ransom they need for her release.
“Let me plead with the police to do the needful to the suspect in their custody so that he can confess and give his statement immediately. Without the police swinging into action now, it will be very difficult for us to know where they took her to. Her life is very important to us. The entire family and the community are worried on the issue now,” he said.
When asked if the victim had issues with neighbours or any other person in the community before the attack, the relative who was in tears during the narration said, “Well, I don’t really know if she is having problem with anybody in this community. But before now, she didn’t say she was having an issue with somebody here or elsewhere. I can’t really justify this claim for now.”
The matter has since been reported to the police and all efforts to speak to the police public relations officer, Onome Onovwakpoyeya, proved abortive as at the time of filing in this report. Therefore, anybody with useful information on the kidnap attack should contact the nearest police station.
