Four expatriates, two locals kidnapped

Port Harcourt
FOUR expatriates and two Nigerians were
allegedly kidnapped yesterday in Buguma,
Asaritoru local government area of Rivers
state. They were reportedly on their way to the state
government’s owned fish farm in the area.
Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Emmanuel
Chinda who confirmed the development to
newsmen in Port Harcourt said one of them
later died in a bid to escape. He said the kidnappers forced all of them into
a waiting boat, adding that they later released
the two Nigerians. The Commissioner said the four expatriates
were from Thai, noting that one of the
Nigerians released in the middle of the high
sea by the kidnappers out of panic jumped into
the sea and drowned. ‘’A group of six workers consisting of Two
Nigerians and Four Thailand nationals, were on
their way to our Buguma Fish Farm when they
were forced to a halt by some gun-totting
marauders, who forced them into another boat. While they tried to force them into the creek,
one of the Nigerians out of fear jumped into
the water and instantly drowned. They forced the other Nigerian out of the boat
and made away with the four foreigners. The
kidnappers have before now discontinued all
these acts of aggression and criminal acts,
until they became emboldened by the fact that
they believe that security is out of the state Government’s hand and that they have
superiority over the security agents. Now, the danger is that they are all coming out
of their hiding and terrorizing people of the
state’’ the Commissioner said