Armed men suspected to be pirates have reportedly abducted the monarch of Ikuru town in the Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, HRM Aarom Ikuru, at his residence on Sunday night.
The traditional ruler was not taken away alone as some boat travellers, including a lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt, were also abducted while returning to Port Harcourt from Andoni.
The monarch’s palace spokesperson, Maurice Ikuru, confirmed his principal’s kidnap on Monday morning.
“Yes, it’s true. It happened about 8:30 or 9pm,” he said.
Spokesman of the State Police Command, Nnamdi Omoni, confirmed that some Port Harcourt-bound travellers were kidnapped but their identities were unknown at press time.
“I can confirm that some persons who were coming back from Andoni were ambushed and kidnapped. Investigation is on-going to get the details,” Omoni stated.
