Manhunt Underway As Police Deploy Drones To Hunt For Bayelsa Judge’s Abductors

The Bayelsa State Police Command has announced the deployment of tactical teams and drones in a bid to track down the abductors of State High Court Judge, Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro.

Omukoro was abducted on Saturday evening at about 7.00 pm by some armed men in uniforms and forced into a Toyota Hilux van.

The incident took place before a popular eatery, Kilimanjaro, in the Ekeki area of Yenagoa.

Omukoro was a one-time chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Sagbama Branch.

Details about the incident remain sketchy, but it was gathered that the judge probably went to the eatery for dinner when he was accosted by the uniformed men.

A video trending online captured the moment he was abducted and forced into the van, but his whereabouts are still unknown as of Sunday morning.

The Bayelsa State Judiciary is yet to comment on the incident, but the state police command said it has deployed tactical teams and drones in search of the assailants.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Musa Mohammed, said, “The command has deployed tactical teams and drones to trail and arrest the hoodlums.”