Petroleum Minister’s Nephew Kidnapped in Bayelsa

Alison Madueke (Minister of Petroleum)

The peace of Yenaka, the home town of Minister for Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was, yesterday, violated by unknown gunmen who kidnapped her nephew, Mr. Joseph Agama. Vanguard learned that the gunmen stormed the sleepy settlement at about 12:30a.m. and went straight to their victim’s home. The primary target, it was, however, learned, was Chief Maxwell, Joseph’s father, but having missed him, they settled for his 20-year-old son. The gunmen were said to have fired warning shots into the air before whisking away their victim to an unknown destination. A community source said: “They came at midnight and took the boy away. We understand that they wanted the father, but settled for the son.

A community source said: “They came at midnight and took the boy away. We understand that they wanted the father, but settled for the son.''

“They are part of the family of the petroleum minister. We do not know where they took him to and they are yet to state their motive.” When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Asinim Buswatt, confirmed the incident. He said: “At about 12:30am today (yesterday), one Mr. Maxwell Agama of Yenaka community reported that his son, one Joseph Agama, age 20, was abducted by some unknown gunmen. “We are still working to know the number of the gunmen that carried out the attack. We do not know the motive behind it but our men in the marine division have been alerted of the incident and have commenced search, with a view to rescuing the victim.”