Hon. Justice E. G. Umokoro,
By Richard Otega
Sispected kidnappers have abducted Hon. Justice E. G. Umokoro, a judge of the High Court of Bayelsa State.
He was kidnapped on Saturday by gunmen.
Umokoro of Yenagoa High Court 7 was kidnapped in front of a popular eatery known as Kilimanjaro, Ekeki, about 7 pm.
Witnesses at the scene of the crime stated that the hooded gunmen, clad in black uniforms, shot at him but missed.
They blocked him with an unmarked white Hilux van and whisked him away.
The masked gunmen did not take away the black Toyota Prado jeep in which he was riding at the time of his abduction.
A video of the crime scene was posted on Facebook by a blogger, “This is Bayelsa.”
In the video, which is trending on social media, the victim was seen struggling with his abductors, who forced him into the white Hilux before driving away.
The incident threw the area into pandemonium as people scampered for safety.
