Gunmen on Friday stormed Buguma, a community in Rivers State and abducted six workers of an Israeli-run fish farm owned by the Rivers State Government. Four of those abducted were Thai nationals. The other two were Nigerians. The Nigerians were immediately released. The workers were on their way to work when they were attacked by the gunmen at about 7am. The Rivers State Commissioner for Agriculture, Emma Chindah, confirmed the development. Chindah said: “The hoodlums took six of them, including two Nigerians but they decided to drop the two Nigerians among their victims, probably in a bid to prevent being easily traced. “Unfortunately, one of them tried to escape, jumped into the water and drowned. “The other one managed to swim to safety. “We have reported the matter to the police but what must be emphasized is that these hoodlums feel emboldened to do this because they believe the police is now their friend. “You will remember when so-called militants protested on the streets of Port Harcourt in support of Mbu (the state Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mbu). “Now they have the idea that they have the police on their side and that they can resume crimes without consequences. “Buguma had been calm before now. “You can see that the situation is gradually degenerating into something sad.”
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 04:34:33 +0000