Police launch manhunt for kidnappers of Rivers revenue director

The Rivers State command of the Nigeria Police Force has launched a manhunt for the arrest of the kidnappers of a director in the State Board of Internal Revenue Service, Aribibia Fubara.

Fubara was reported to have been abducted by the gunmen who came through the Okirika Waterfront in a speedboat to the Marine Base axis of Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Monday evening.

While confirming the incident to newsmen, the Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, announced that the Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, had directed tactical units in the command to ensure that the victim was released unhurt, adding that a manhunt had been launched to arrest the perpetrators and bring them to book.

“Yes, the command is aware of the incident. The Commissioner of Police has ordered the deployment of all tactical units and alerted all area commanders to ensure he is rescued unhurt,”  the PPRO stated.

A witness around the scene of the abduction told our reporter that attackers numbering 6 swooped suddenly into the area and shot indiscriminately into the air, forcing people to scamper for safety.

He said that as soon as they identified the victim, the unknown gunmen quickly forced him into their boat and zoomed off.

The abductors had yet to make any contact with the family of their captive as of the time of filing this report.

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