Security agents are now
combing creeks and forests within Ogbia Local Government Area in search of Chief Inengite Nitabai a retired university lecturer and head of the former President Jonathan’s family who was abducted two days ago.
This is the second time, the octogenarian foster father of Goodluck Jonathan would be kidnapped by gunmen for ransom. Two years ago, he spent almost a month in the den of kidnappers.
According to sources close to the family, Chief Nitabai, 72, who is a former lecturer at Rivers State University of Science and Technology was abducted when the gun men gained access to his residence through the creeks.
His house is located beside the creek which is some distance away from a military checkpoint close to Otuoke Bridge, off the Onuebum-Otuoke Road.
It was gathered that the septuagenarian, though cousin to the former President, had been playing a fatherly role to him since the demise of his (Jonathan) biological father.
The development, it was learned, caused heavy security presence in the community.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident. He said: “A massive manhunt has been launched by Marine Police and Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Command to rescue the victim and arrest the abductors.”
Fyneface Aaron, Yenagoa
