Gunmen Kidnap Octogenarian in Akwa Ibom

The police in Akwa Ibom State have confirmed the kidnap of Mr. Wilson Eduo, the father of the Transition Committee Chairman of Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State by unknown gunmen.

THISDAY learnt that the octogenarian was adopted from his residence in Udianga Enem at about 7:30p.m. by four masked gunmen driving in a Toyota car.

By the time of filing this report, the motive of the kidnappers could not be established as they had not opened contact with the family for demand of ransom.

One of the sons of the victim, simply identified as Otobong, lamented that the kidnappers cannot take care of the father because he is on medication due to protracted illness.

He said: “When they (the kidnappers) seized him, he told them to please leave him because of his condition, but they refused and whisked him away,” wondering what they want to do with a sick old man with life threatening ailment.

Otobong lamented that his father was permanently at home because of the ailment he is suffering.

The Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Donald Awunah, confirmed the incident, saying men of the Antikidnapping and Robbery Squad (SARS) and other operatives of the force had since been dispatched to comb the area for the suspects.

The police, he said, would stop at nothing to get at the kidnappers and rescue the man unharmed from his abductors, and solicited the cooperation of members of the civil society with useful information on how to track the suspects.