Wife of former Bayelsa State Speaker kidnapped

Kunle Awosiyan |

Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped Madam Martha Binabo, wife of the former Speaker of Bayelsa State House of Assembly Rt. Hon Nestor Binabo.

The incident occurred at Agbura community in the outskirts of Yenagoa the state capital on Monday.

Hallmark gathered that Binabo was abducted about 11.30am by five armed men clad in military camouflage in front of a company where she is also the director.

The gunmen were said to have lured their victim outside the company’s gate for a talk only to force her into a waiting car and drove towards Otuokpoti sand dump.

The getaway car was later abandoned and set ablaze at the Otuokpoti sand dump water front by the gunmen who escaped into the creek in a waiting speedboat with their victim.