Gunmen have kidnapped 85- year-old Mrs Patience Tam-George, mother of the Rivers State commissioner for Information and Communications, Dr. Austin Tam-George.
DAILY POST gathered that Mrs. Tam-George was kidnapped on Saturday night at about 8:55pm while she was on her way from church at Giogioma community in Okrika local government area of Rivers State.
Confirming the incident, Commissioner for Information and Communications, said, “Yes, my mother was kidnapped on her way from Church, at about 8.55pm, on Saturday. She is 85 years old and her name is Patience.
“I am appealing to her abductors to release my mother unhurt to the family. My mother is a harmless woman. My mother, Patience, is 85 years old. My mother cannot hurt anyone. She had gone to Church as she has done for years to pray and worship God.”
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Ahmad Kadiya Muhammad, confirmed that the command received information about the abduction of a woman in Okrika on Saturday night.
Muhamnmad however said the information given to the Police did not suggest that the victim is the mother of the state commissioner for Information and Communications.
He said, “There was a reported kidnapping case of a woman at Okrika to the Police but she is not the mother of the personality you said. Efforts are on to safely rescue the victim.”
In the meantime, it was learnt that the abductors have made contact with the family of the Commissioner.
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