Bayelsa LG Chairman's father kidnapped

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Daredevil gunmen kidnapped Napoleon Alale, the 84-year-old father of Sagbama Local Government Area Chairman in Bayelsa State

Napoleon Alale, the 84-year-old father of Sagbama Local Government Area Chairman in Bayelsa has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen.

Mr Nikade Anderson, the Press Secretary of the local government area, made this known in a statement made on Friday in Yenoga.

Anderson said that the octogenarian was abducted from his country home in Agbere community by the yet-to-be-identified gunmen at about 12 midnight on Thursday.

Picture showing the injured vigilante member, taking treatment in the hospital.

Available reports say the gunmen invaded the community in the early hours of Friday, shooting sporadically to scare off residents, and in the process shot and injured a vigilante on duty.

The injured vigilante now in critical condition has been taken to a hospital.

The abductors were said to have escaped with Alale in a boat through the Nun River to an unknown destination.

The gunmen have yet to make contact with the family members of the octogenarian.

When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Mr Asinmi Butswat, confirmed the kidnap.

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