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Suspected Fulani herdsmen abduct ex-AIG's brother

Gbenga Bada

January 23, 2017 6:55 PM

Suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly kidnapped the younger brother to ex-AIG, Mrvel Akpoyibo in Delta State.

Friday Akpoyibo

Chief Friday Akpoyibo, along with two others have been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Delta State.

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Akpoyibo, a younger brother to retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, Mr. Marvel Akpoyibo, was reportedly kidnapped on Sunday, January 22, 2017.

According to a report by Punch Newspaper, Akpoyibo, the ex-Chairman of transition committee of Ughelli North Local Government Area, and two other persons were abducted on their way to Abuja.

The two other persons reported to have been kidnapped alongside Akpoyibo along Auchi-Abuja road were his brother and close ally.

It was reported that they were waylaid by arms-wielding herdsmen who allegedly blocked the expressway with their cattle.

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Though, a female passenger who was said to have been traveling with the victims was left behind by the abductors, the police Commissioner, Zannah Ibrahim confirmed Akpoyibo's kidnap.

“Chief Friday Akpoyibo was kidnapped yesterday evening (Sunday) in Auchi area, on his way to Abuja…” Zannah confirmed.

Gbenga Bada

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