4th January, 2013
Nigeria’s Police Command in Rivers state has confirmed the abduction of a senior staff of the Pipelines, Products Marketing Company, Okrika Area Office, an affiliate of the Port Harcourt Refining Company. It is the latest in the spate of abductions in Nigeria.
Mr Ben Ugwuegbulam, the spokesman of the command, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Port Harcourt on Friday.
Ugwuegbulam said that the victim was a Deputy Manager at the PPMC , adding that the manager was abducted at Ozuoba in the outskirts of Port Harcourt on 3 January.
“The details of the incident are still sketchy. Our anti-kidnap unit has commenced investigation into the incident. We will give you more details as soon as we get them,’’ he said.
He said no group had claimed responsibility for the abduction and no ransom has been demanded.