Kidnappers Threaten To Behead My Mother..Bayelsa Commissioner

The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Lands and Survey, Hon. Furuebi Akene, has disclosed how the kidnappers of his 78 years old mother, Madam Patimi Akene, threaten to cut off the head of his mother and deliver it to him on a plate.

The Commissioner described as “disconcerting” the continued search for his 78 years old Mother, who was abducted last week by armed gunmen at the Fonibiri Community of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the State.

He said though the abductors have reduced the ransom demand from N30million to N10million in the last few days, it is worrisome that the kidnappers threatened to cut off the head of his mother over his refusal to accede to the ransom demand.

The Commissioner, who was speaking during a call on him by the members of a group under the aegis of the Parliament, said though the threat was made over the telephone, he is not going to be intimidated and be apprehensive over their threat. According to Akene, “One of the kidnappers, who claimed to be the leader of the gang threatened to kill my mother.

He said he will cut off her head and deliver it to my house at INEC road and the body at the Village. Because of the difficulty at getting me to agree with their demand, they have stopped calling me to discuss ransom.”

Akene noted that though the gang of kidnappers has started calling his younger sister with the ransom demand and his sister pleaded that they collect a millions naira but the kidnappers declined claiming that such sum is not enough for fuel and feeding of the kidnapped octogenarian.

Akene recalled that when the news of the abduction got to him, he abandoned the proposed attendance of the World Surveyors Conference in Malaysia, “when they demanded that I resigned from the present administration as condition for my mother’s release, I told them that I am not a man out to sacrifice his mother for position.”

Commissioner Furuebi Akene also confirmed speaking with his mother as a proof of life, “they allowed me speak with her twice. The first time she told me she was okay and I asked her if the kidnappers are Ijaw and she confirmed that they were. On the second occasion, they made my mother cry as a means to convince me of their seriousness.

She was crying and begged me to secure her release and give them the money.” “They asked me to pay them their money. I told him I will not pay as I am not owing them.

The last text I received was “You have lost your mother”. The kidnap of the Mother of the Bayelsa Commissioner is coming on the heels of the abduction of the 90 years old Mother- In-Law of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Kombowei Benson a forth night ago. Her whereabouts has since remained unknown.

The abducted mother of the Commissioner, identified as Madam Patimi Akeme, was whisked away by armed men numbering about six at her home close to the waterside of the Community at about 12 am on Saturday.

According to the son of the victim, who confirmed the abduction, said the Octonegerian was abducted by the gunmen without firing a gun shot