There is panic in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, following the abduction of Mr. Oyintari Ajanami, owner of the popular nightclub, Club 64.
Kidnappers are still holding on to Madam Betinah Benson, mother of the Secretary to the State Government, Friday Konbowei Benson, over a week after she was abducted from her residence along Azikoro road, at the heart of the capital city.
Investigations revealed that Ajanami, a banker, aged 43, an indigene of Ayamasa town in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the State, was abducted at about 6 pm, on Wednesday, at his building project site, along Otiotio road, in the state capital.
Witnesses’ accounts stated that Ajanami was paying the workers on site when the gunmen came in a Sienna car and whisked him away to an unknown destination.
The spokesman of the State Police Command, Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident and said the investigation was ongoing.
“On July 28, 2021, at about 2100 hours, three armed men kidnapped one Oyintari Ajanani, aged 43 years, at Otiotio, Yenagoa. All operatives have been alerted and are on the trail of the suspects.”
