Gunmen have kidnapped two lawyers in Port Harcourt, Rivers
State.
The lawyers, John Joseph, the All Progressives Congress (APC)
leader at Ward 8 in Emohua Local Government and another simply
identified as Barrister Stephenson were reportedly abducted at
Iloabuchi, Mile 1 Diobu in Port Harcourt City Local Government.
A source close to one of the victims confirmed the incident to
reporters in Port Harcourt yesterday.
He said the victims were returning from a political meeting at
the Government Reservation Area (GRA) when they were ambushed and
abducted.
The source, who preferred anonymity, said bloodstains were found
in their car, which was later recovered behind the Rivers State
University, by police officers attached to Iloabuchi Division.
A relation of one of the victims, simply identified as Joseph,
said the kidnappers were yet to contact them.
He appealed to the abductors to free the lawyers.
Police spokesman Nnamdi Omoni could not confirm the kidnap last
night.
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