The Joint Military Task Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield,
has foiled a kidnap attempt on Mrs. Patience Agbani, another cousin of
President Goodluck Jonathan.
The development came barely a few hours after Inengite Nitabai,
Jonathan’s adopted father, was rescued by the police from kidnappers who had
held him hostage for 18 days.
Agbani is said to be related to the mother of President Jonathan.
She was reportedly trailed by her assailants at Akimpli, Ogbia Local
Government Area about 11pm on Wednesday.
Agbani was said to be returning from her business when the hoodlums,
numbering six, accosted her.
Sighting them from a distance, the woman was said to have taken to her
heels while her assailants pursued her.
The Media Coordinator, JTF, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, who confirmed the
incident, said Agbani hid in an uncompleted building and called an official of
the JTF in the area.
Nwachukwu said, “We foiled the kidnap attempt on the woman at Akimpli at
about 11pm. She was returning from her business. But she was trailed by a group
of men numbering about six.
“They pursued her, but good enough, she had the number of one of our men
deployed in SETRACO in Ogbia. Our patrol team responded swiftly and they were
able to prevent the kidnap,” he said.
He said JTF was able to rescue the woman because she called the
outfit and provided it with useful information about her location.
“We were able to foil the attempt on the would-be victim because of the
quality of information we got. People should assist JTF with useful
information.”
Agbani, it was learnt, was taken to the Headquarters of the JTF in
Yenagoa for debriefing.
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Is this poverty, wickedness, 'joblessness' or what? If you are a relative of a politician or wealthy man, you are not safe again.
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