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The victim
A businesswoman, Christiana Bernard, has been kidnapped by suspected hoodlums in the NTA area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
It wasgathered that Bernard was driving into her compound on Wednesday when she was attacked by the gunmen.
Our correspondent learnt that the gang smashed the car glass window after she refused to open the car door to them.
A source said the hoodlums whisked the victim away in her wine Honda Crosstour vehicle.
He said, “I called one of my friends that is close to her house and she said the gunmen entered her compound as she was driving in from the shop; they pointed a gun at the security man and asked him to lie down. They knocked on her car window but she didn’t wound down, so they broke her glass, entered the car and took her away.
“Her vehicle was later found around the Air Force Road in Port Harcourt; nobody has contacted us for a ransom or anything. We just hope they will return her safely.”
The Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Nnamdi Omoni, promised to find out about the incident and get back to our correspondent. He had yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.
(Courtesy The PUNCH)
