In the spate of frequent kidnap activities, residents of Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State have sent ‘Save our Soul’ message to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to beef up security measures as no fewer than five persons in the last one week were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen.
Speaking to our correspondent, the vice chairman of the council, Mr Obukohwo Omarekpughe said “We are yet to know these kidnappers, our lives are no longer safe, we want Governor Okowa to approve police security for us, three of my council workers were kidnapped with twoothers in the community in the last one week. Our three workers were kidnapped when coming out of a meeting in Oghara, they could have succeeded if we had police orderlies”.
Investigation revealed that the kidnapped victims were kept in solitary confinement for over two days and were only released after a ransom was paid.
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