NCP candidate abducted in Bayelsa The National Conscience Party candidate for the Bayelsa State House of Assembly election in 2015, Mr. Michael Agbalaze, has been abducted. Agbalaze was whisked away from his residence at Azikoro Village, Bayelsa in the early hours of Monday by gunmen that allegedly wore police camouflage. It was learnt that the assailants took him away along with one of his aides, identified only as Monday. Agbalaze, a former Tarakiri Rural Development Area chairman, is one of the foremost contenders for the Assembly seat in Sagbama Constituency 1, where the current House Majority Leader, Mr. Peter Akpe, is also contesting. Agbalaze’s friend, Mr. Oyakemeagbeagha Kpoku, alias General Oyas, toldPUNCH Metroon Tuesday that the victim was taken away around 3am on Monday. Oyas claimed Agbalaze’s assailants came in three vehicles and bundled him into one of the vehicles with his aide. Oyas, a former Niger Delta militant, urged Agbalaze’s captors to bring him back unhurt, warning that hell would be let loose in the constituency if they refused to release him to enable him to campaign for the election. He vowed that if Agbalaze’s abductors failed to release him before the election, no election would be held in Sagbama Constituency 1. He said, “Those who abducted him should do what is right by releasing him unconditionally. The youths have warned that if they fail to release him as quickly as possible, mayhem may be unleashed on the constituency and no election will be held.” SOURCE: PUNCH, 14TH, JANUARY, 2015
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 18:18:15 +0000