Bayelsa Federal Commissioner at the National Population Commission, Gloria Izonfuo, has been abducted alongside her driver and maid by gunmen who are demanding a ransom of ₦500 million naira for their release.
The incident occurred on Sunday at the Ogbakiri Junction on the East-West Road while Izonfuo, her driver, and maid were returning to Port Harcourt after a trip to Brass in Bayelsa State.
According to Grace Iringe-Koko, the spokesperson of the Rivers State Police Command, police tactical teams have been deployed to ensure the rescue of the commissioner and her aides.
Izonfuo, who is a former Head of Civil Service in Bayelsa, had been engaged with preparations for the National Population Census being planned by the NPC in the last weeks before she was kidnapped.
