The Bayelsa State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of the state Commissioner for Industry, Trade, and Investment Federal Otokito by gunmen.
In a statement by the command’s spokesman SP Asinim Butswat, the police said they were intensifying efforts to arrest the suspects and rescue the kidnapped victim.
“Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted Hon Federal Otokito at his residence in Otuokpoti, a riverine community in Ogbia Local Government Area Bayelsa State.
“Preliminary investigation reveals that the kidnappers stormed the residence of Hon Federal Otokito on 20th January 2022 at about 2300hours and whisked him away in a waiting speedboat to an unknown destination.
“The Command has launched a manhunt for the rescue of the victim and the arrest of the suspects.
“Investigation is ongoing,” Butswat said in the statement.
