Gunmen, on Saturday morning, kidnapped a ranking official of the Niger Delta Development Commission. The victim, Kingsley Okorafor, was abducted at his home town at Umuadara Umulogho autonomous community in the Obowo Local Government Area of Imo state. The abduction, our correspondent learnt, had unsettled the villagers, as the people now live in a state of panic. Confirming the incident, the Traditional Ruler of the community, Patrick Uwalaka, said the development was unfortunate. The spokesman for the police in the state, Micheal Abattam, had yet to respond to an inquiry concerning the abduction.

Source: Punch July 17, 2022 06:21 UTC