Fear grips Bayelsa politicians over kidnappers

Fear grips Bayelsa politicians over kidnappers
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By Our Reporter  on November 2, 2015   National
From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa
FEAR has gripped poli­ticians in Bayelsa State ahead of the December 5 governorship election over the spate of kidnap­pings and violent crimes in the state.
The kidnap of Mrs. Ebifeigha Dikoro, the 104 year-old mother of the All Progressives Congress (APC) running mate, El­der Wilberforce Igiri is allegedly being interpret­ed as a pointer to worse things to befall strong po­litical actors in the state.
The kidnappers have not demanded any ran­som from the family, it was gathered.
The fear was height­ened by the silence the kidnappers had main­tained since they abduct­ed the centenarian.
Sources said the inci­dent had triggered the re­quest of police protection by political actors in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and APC for fam­ily members to forestall any ugly incident.
A police source assured that the police are on top of the situation and would ensure that Mrs. Ebi­feigha is released soon.
Meanwhile, youths in Korokosei commu­nity in Southern Ijaw Lo­cal Government Area of Bayelsa State are said to have engaged suspected kidnappers in a gun battle to free one Dr. Ekwueme Maduka Amirize, a medi­cal doctor, who was kid­napped from the Koro­kosei Comprehensive Health Centre.
Findings indicated that the youths, acting on a tip off, decided to storm the kidnappers’ den and after the gun duel released Dr Amirize and arrested two of the kidnappers.
The Police Public Re­lations Officer ( PPRO), Mr Ansim Butwats con­firmed the release of the doctor by community youths.