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From Judex Okoro, Calabar
Gunmen on Thursday night abducted a pastor, Dr Mike Obiora of Word Alive Church, his daughter, Shalom, and another landlord, who is a neighbour of Rev.Obiora from their homes at Satellite Town, a community in Calabar Municipality.
A witness, who identified himself as Fidelis Ukpong, said the kidnappers operated in the homes of the victims between 7:30 and 9:30pm.
He said the kidnappers fired shots into the air to scare people away before escaping with the victims.
Confirming the incident, Public Relations Officer of Cross River State Police Command, Irene Igbo, said: “More than 35 security operatives, including personnel of the Army, Police, Dragon squad and the Airport combed the creeks and the swamps for more than four hours but couldn’t track them, as they had already gone with their victims.
We advise residents to, at this point, be vigilant and calculative in their in and out movements,” the police spokesperson noted.
