Eight gunmen struck at Konga, a community in Akassa, Brass Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, and abducted a couple.
The victims were identified as Mr. and Mrs. Joel Kido, parents of a maritime businessman in the community.
But Mr. Kido reportedly escaped from his captors by jumping into the river.
While Kido is said to be 65-years-old, the wife is 50.
A source said there was an attempt by some gunmen to kidnap Mr. Kido last year, but that he luckily escaped.
“This time, they came again when Kido and his wife were sleeping. They bundled them into the boat. As they were escaping with them, Kido jumped into the river. The gunmen only took his wife,” the source who pleaded for anonymity said.
The gunmen were said to have stormed the couple’s home on Monday at about 12.10am.
The victims were sleeping when their assailants struck.
There were allegations that the incident occurred following an unresolved issue between the businessman and his workers over unpaid wages.
The hoodlums are yet to establish contact with the family of the victim.
The police confirmed the incident and said two suspects had been arrested in connection with the abduction.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Alex Akhigbe, said the suspects had made useful statements.
He said the police were making efforts to locate the kidnappers and free their victim.
In a related development, suspected sea pirates attacked a passenger boat traveling from Okpotuwari to Otuan in Southern Ijaw local government area of the state.
The pirates were said to have ordered all the passengers to jump into the river and later dismantled and took away the engine of the speedboat.
The passengers were said to be returning from a wake at Okpotuwari when they pirates rounded them off.
source: nigerianeye
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