Some unknown
gunmen, believed to be militants, on Friday, September 2, 2016, abducted
14 staff members of Nestoil Plc in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government
Area, ONELGA, of Rivers State.
The incident occurred along Omoku /Elele road, when the oil workers were returning from work to their base in Port Harcourt.
It was gathered that the company bus
conveying the workers to their office in Port Harcourt was accosted by
heavily armed men, adding that the oil workers were diverted to an
unknown destination at gunpoint, reports the Daily Sun.
When contacted, the Rivers Police
command spokesperson, Omoni Nnamdi, a deputy superintendent of police,
confirmed the incident, saying, they had recovered the bus.
Nnamdi said police detectives had intensified efforts to track down the hoodlums and rescue the victims.
“We are combing the bush in that area.
Our men are all over the bush. We are on top of the matter; we are doing
our best to rescue the victims and apprehend the kidnappers”, he said.
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