JEPTHAH Robert, a cousin of former President Goodluck Jonathan, has been abducted.
It was gathered that he was kidnapped at 9:30 pm yesterday in front of his house around Dimrose Road in Yenagoa.
The victim is the elder brother of Azibaola Robert, who is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Zeetin Engineering Limited.
Though details of Jephthah’s abduction had been sketchy, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Asinim Butswat, confirmed the incident.
Butswat said,”He was picked up at Dimrose Road in Yenagoa. We are intensifying efforts to rescue him and arrest the kidnappers.
“We are working on a promising lead.”
No group had claimed responsibility for Jephthah’s abduction even as the motive behind his kidnap b not be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.
The abduction of Jonathan’s cousin occurred 24 hours after the state Commissioner for Industry, Trade and Investment, Federal Otokito, was freed by his abductors.
