Gunmen
have thrown a Bayelsa State community into panic and despair after
storming the place to unleash horror on a School principal and his wife.
File photo: Gunmen
Mrs. Edith Moron, the wife of the Principal of Gbanrainowei Grammar
School, Okolobiri, Bayelsa State, Mr. Moron Pereowei, has been abduted
by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers.
According to Punch Metro, the incident occurred about 2.03am on
Friday in their residence at Azikoro Village, Yenagoa Local Government
Area of the state.
The hoodlums said to be 12 in number, reportedly gained access into
the house of the school principal after breaking in through a window.
The window they smashed to get entry into the house is said to be the window of a room of Edith’s younger brother.
It was learnt that after ripping the window open, the hoodlums
reportedly pointed gun at Edith’s brother, whom they used to make the
principal and his wife to come out of the bedroom.
It was further learnt that when the Principal and his wife came
out, their attackers shot at the house repeatedly to make them realise
that they were dead serious with the operation.
It was gathered that the kidnappers’ target was the Principal’s wife hence they shot her in the leg before whisking her away.
A close family source, who wished not to be named, said the gunmen
were 12, stressing that while two went inside for the operation, 10
persons mounted guards on the premises and outside the residence.
The source, who is a secondary school teacher, said the kidnappers
allegedly ransacked the house, stole some money and other valuables
before taking away their victim to an unknown destination.
He said, ”The hoodlums came in early in the morning on Friday.
They broke in through the window as they could not gain access to the
rooms because of the security of the doors. They used his wife’s brother
to make them come out. At a gun point, they (husband and wife) opened
their doors and gate and came out.
”The bullet fired at the house touched the wife on the leg.
They took the wife and left the husband. About 12 of them came for the
operation. Ten persons were outside, while two were in the house.”
Ten persons were outside, while two were in the house.”
The source said the family had established communication with the
kidnappers, noting that they (kidnappers) demanded N3m ransom for the
victim’s release.
He stated, ”The family of the victim (Edith) has been
discussing with them. The abductors said they should come with N3m. The
family even talked to the Principal’s wife.”
The source, who said the matter had been reported to police, noted
that the victim was in her 40s and hailed from Sampou in
Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA of the state.
Efforts to get the reaction of the spokesman for the Bayelsa State
Police Command, Mr. Asinim Butswat, proved abortive as several calls to
his mobile phone did not connect.
But a senior police officer, who craved anonymity, because he was
not authorised to speak on the matter, confirmed the abduction.
He said the kidnappers’ target was the Principal’s wife (Edith),
noting that as soon as they succeeded in abducting the woman, they left.
”They came around 2.03am on Friday. The husband of the woman
was around but the abductors decided to take the wife. They stole some
money and valuable items from the house before they vamoosed,” the police source said.
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