Bayelsa monarch abducted

Chief Collins Adikoko, a Deputy Paramount Ruler in Ikeinghenbiri, a coastal settlement in the creeks of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has been abducted by gunmen.
The News Agency of Nigeria gathered from a family source, who pleaded anonymity, that three gunmen stormed his premises at about 2am on Saturday and whisked him away.
The source said: “They arrived at the residence of the traditional ruler in the early hours of Saturday, about 2am.
“They were three in number that we saw clearly.
“Two were wearing the uniforms of Civil Defence Corps and one was wearing the reflective jackets used by youth vigilante.
“They fired several warning shots and abducted the monarch, then escaped in a waiting speedboat anchored in the nearby waterside to an unknown destination.”
The Police Public Relations Officer of the state, Asinim Butwat, who confirmed the incident, said that the police had launched a manhunt for the gunmen in a bid to rescue the monarch.
Major General Emmanuel Atewe, the Commander of The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta, codenamed Operation Pulo Shield, gave assurance that the culprits would be apprehended as soon as possible.
Atewe said the task force had received reports of the incident and activated its security network in the creeks to fish out the kidnappers.