Wife of ex Bayelsa gov kidnapped

Wife of former Speaker of Bayelsa State House of Assembly and one time acting governor of Bayelsa State, Nestor Binabo was on Monday kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the state.

Madam Martha Binabo, 48, was abducted Monday at about 11.30am by five armed men clad in military camouflage in front of a company where she is also the director.

The incident, the latest in the series of high profile kidnaping in the state occurred at Agbura community in the outskirts of Yenagoa the state capital.

The gunmen were said to have lured their victim outside the company’s gate for a talk only to force her into a waiting car and drove towards Otuokpoti sand dump.

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The getaway car was later abandoned and set ablaze at the Otuokpoti sand dump water front by the gunmen who escaped into the creek in a waiting speedboat with their victim.

Binabo was acting governor of Bayelsa State from 27 January 2012 to 14 February 2012, after the removal of Timipre Sylva.

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