The Police Command in Bayelsa on Sunday assured that efforts are underway to rescue Justice E.G. Umokoro, abducted by gunmen alleged to be dressed in Police uniforms.
Gunmen had, on Saturday evening opposite Ekeki Motor Park, shot sporadically to scare people and whisked away Umokoro to an unknown destination.
Mr Francis Alonyenu, Commissioner of Police (CP) in Bayelsa, gave the assurance in an update statement on Sunday in Yenagoa.
The CP clarified that the gunmen who abducted the Judge were not policemen as perceived by members of the public.
Alonyenu explained that Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa had directed all security agencies to redouble efforts to locate and rescue the Judge and deal decisively with the hoodlums behind the abduction.
Alonyenu assured us that security measures were upscaled to drive the command’s law and order management strategies and resolve the incident.
