A Federal Commissioner representing Bayelsa State at the National Population Commission, Mrs Gloria Izonfuo has been kidnapped by gunmen.
She was said to have been abducted on Sunday evening around the Ogbakiri junction along the East-West Road in the Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Izonfuo was reportedly traveling to Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, from a trip to Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State when the hoodlums struck at about 6:30 pm.
It was learned that the kidnappers intercepted the NPC federal commissioner’s vehicle and whisked her away with her driver and maid at gunpoint.
The bandits, it was learnt have demanded N500m ransom for the release of the abductees.
The spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, confirmed the incident.
She said the Commissioner of Police had ordered the command’s tactical teams to swing into action with a view to rescuing the victims.
