E.G. Umokoro
Source: Africa Publicity
A State High Court Justice, E.G. Umokoro, has allegedly been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Yenagoa, the capital of Nigeria’s Bayelsa State.
The kidnapping of the judge took place on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
Reports say the judge, who presides over High Court 7 in the state, was kidnapped in front of a popular eatery in the Ekeki area along Chief Melford Okilo Expressway at about 7.00 pm.
Eyewitnesses at the scene of the crime say the hooded gunmen clad in black uniforms shot at him but missed. The assailants then blocked him with an unmarked white Hilux van and whisked him away.
The masked gunmen did not take away the black Toyota Prado jeep in which he was riding at the time of his abduction.
A video of the crime scene posted online showed the judge struggling with his abductors, who forced him into the white Hilux before driving away.
The Bayelsa state police command is yet to comment on this matter.
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