In Bayelsa, kidnapper gunned down as abducted expatriate regains his freedom

During a gunfight with security forces who rescued an abducted expatriate working for the company building the Igbedi/Amassoma Road in Bayelsa State’s Sagbama Local Government Area, a kidnapper was killed.

The gunmen stormed the construction site early Saturday, picked the expatriate, and fled through the community’s waterways, according to reports.

However, security forces from the Joint Task Force, the Navy, the Army, and others who were alerted to the situation engaged the gunmen along the Ogoinbiri waterways and rescued the victim unharmed more than an hour later.

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Several gunmen, however, escaped with varying degrees of injuries, according to a security source.

SP Asinim Butswat, a police spokesman in Bayelsa State, confirmed the incident in a statement and warned Medical Doctors, Health Workers, and Native Doctors not to treat gunshot wounds without first alerting the police.

“On October 30, 2021, at approximately 0800 hours, an unknown number of armed men suspected of being kidnappers stormed a construction site along Igbedi/Amassoma Road, Sagbama Local Government Area, Bayelsa State,” he said.

“The construction site security operatives engaged the kidnappers in a gun battle, shooting and killing one of them.” One Expatriate, an Engineer working for the Construction Company, was kidnapped and taken away by the kidnappers through the waterways.

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“The JTF, Navy, Army, and other security agencies were alerted, and the Navy engaged the kidnappers in a fierce gun battle along the Ogoinbiri waterways at about 0950 hours, rescuing the victim unharmed.” The kidnappers managed to flee with a variety of bullet wounds. Efforts to apprehend the fleeing kidnappers have been stepped up.

The statement read, “The Command hereby advises Medical Doctors, other health workers, and Native Doctors against treating gunshot wounds without first alerting the Police.”