Gunmen kidnap 8 persons
Eight persons were reportedly kidnapped by gunmen around the Port Harcourt International Airport Roundabout, Omuagwa, Rivers State, Tuesday. It was gathered that the criminals had blocked the left flank of the road from the airport, about a minute’s drive from the airport roundabout. It was also gathered that all the victims were moving from the airport axis to the Obiri-Ikwerre area before they were attacked by the bandits. One of the victims, who escaped, Emmanuel Biira, said three people were whisked away from his car and that one of them was shot in the head before being taken away. Biira, who narrowly escaped the attack, said the incident happened near the airport junction and that occupants of over 10 vehicles were involved in the incident. He narrated: “Not too far from the airport junction en route to Obiri Ikwerre flyover, I ran into an ambush with about eight to 10 other cars. We all saw the kidnappers shooting and we reversed to head back to the airport junction but we were ...