Two cousins of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience Egbeni and Kate Eni, have been abducted by gunmen at Akimpelai, Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State.
Based on what was gathered, the unidentified gunmen, numbering six, stormed the community riverbank at about 8.30am on Tuesday and seized the women.
The women were reportedly abducted from their provision stores located along the riverbank.
As stated by a source, the hoodlums forced their victims into a waiting speedboat and took them to an unknown place.
The source said: “The victims are two maternal cousins of the President. We know that they have been preparing to welcome the President after the May 29 handover. Unless they are rescued before then, their dream of welcoming their brother will be a mirage.”
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Butswat Asinim, said:“The gunmen were dressed in military camouflage. They went to the provision stores of the victims at the riverside and abducted them into a waiting speedboat.”
Asinim, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), said one of the victims, Egbeni, is 35 years old.