By Samuel Oyadongha
Yenagoa—A Nigerian, identified as Austin Giwa, abducted Monday, on
the Atlantic coast of Brass Local Government Area, Bayelsa State,
alongside four expatriates believed to be Korean nationals, has been
released by the kidnappers.
However, the Korean captives, identified as J. S. Chae, J. H. Kim, K.
H. Kim and P. W. Lee, were yet to be released and their whereabouts
remain unknown despite the manhunt launched by security operatives for
their kidnappers, whose Monday action, rattled the relative peace in the
coastal enclave.
The state governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, yesterday, said security
chiefs in the state had intensified effort to secure the quick release
of the hostages.
Condemning the act of criminality, the state governor, in statement
by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said: “We will
make the state too hot for kidnappers to carry out their trade. Bayelsa
State will not tolerate any form of kidnapping and we will do
everything within our power to arrest the ugly trend.”
The victims were kidnapped when gunmen raided a Korean firm, Hyundai
Fabrication Company, at Okpoama, Brass council of the state.
It was gathered that after blindfolding their captives and moving
them to an unknown destination, the gunmen changed their minds and
released their Nigerian victim.
The victim, who was blindfolded, was reportedly dumped in the
mangrove swamps close to Odioma creek on the Okpoama waterway after
identifying himself as a Nigerian from Brass.
“He was released at 5.30pm, about one hour, thirty minutes after
their abduction. A woman, who was fishing in the river saw him where he
was tied and dumped and rescued him. She took him to the police station
where he made a statement,” a source said.
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
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