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Gunmen kidnap 6 elderly women, fisherman in Rivers
Seven persons were on Monday kidnapped in Rivers State by armed gunmen.
The victims, who were abducted at Ibu in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, included six elderly women and a fisherman.
The gunmen were said to have kidnapped and moved them into a forest in the area.
The LGA’s Security Planning and Advisory Committee secretary, Emeka Agbarie, who confirmed the incident said that the victims were kidnapped on a farm road near Ibu community.
He added that the kidnappers shot sporadically, scared passersby away before moving their victims into their den.
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He said members of the LGA’s security outfit had been combing the farmlands and forests to ensure the kidnapped persons were rescued.
Police spokesman in the state, Nnamdi Omoni, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), on Monday evening confirmed the incident, but said he had no details yet on the matter.
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