Gunmen kidnap Amaechi’s aide at Rivers APC rally

by Ranti Joseph

One of the aides to Governor of Rivers state, Rotimi Amaechi, Freddy Ndigbara was on Sunday kidnapped by gunmen to an unknown destination.

Ndigbara, who is an anchor man for Governor Rotimi Amaechi events inside and outside Government House, PortHarcourt, was kidnapped by hoodlums in Kaani Community, Khana Local Government Area.

According to reports, Ndigbara, popularly called Freddie by Government House workers, was accosted and forced into a waiting car by the gunmen during a ward rally organized by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the area. An eyewitness said the kidnappers had stormed the rally with a red Toyota Highlander sports utility van, made a quick search for their target before forcing him into the car and sped off to an unknown destination, just as members of the party in Kaani, Ward Six, took cover to avoid being shot by the suspected kidnappers.

The former Chief Press Secretary to Amaechi, Blessing Wikina, said a group of gunmen, suspected to be thugs working for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) invaded the rally and took Ndigbara away.

The incident was confirmed by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmad Mohammad, who said that effort had already been intensified to ensure that the governor’s aide was released.