Details have emerged on how security operatives rescued two staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) who were kidnapped last Friday along the rivers and creeks of Ayakoro community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
Operatives of Operation Puff Adder in the Niger Delta, led by DSP Chris Nwaogbo have rescued two top staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) kidnapped on Friday along the river on the way to Ayakoro community, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the hometown of the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku.
Those rescued include Akari Loveday, the Special Adviser on Domestic Affairs to the managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and his brother, Emmanuel Nathan Ogbuku.
Senior police sources revealed that pressure was mounted by the efforts of the tactical team of Operation Puff Adder, the Drone team of the state Commissioner of Police and a private drone company, the Ability security services as well as men of the Nigerian Navy (NNS Soroh) with the coverage of the river with gun boats.
The sources revealed that the police team and the kidnappers were chasing one another along the creeks and rivers of Ayakoro, where the abduction took place and through the Onuebum-Eboi and Otuogidi forests.
“On Saturday, the youths and vigilante groups from Ewoi, Otuogidi assisted with local intelligence. The Paramount Ruler of the Ewoi community prevailed on the youths and vigilante to help the security team to rescue the NDDC staff.”
They were abandoned at the Ayama burial ground after hot exchange of gun fire.
