Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have invaded Amariari community in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State and kidnapped two persons, whose identities have not been ascertained.
The gunmen, according to a source from the area, came into the community around 5:00 a.m. on Wednesday and forced themselves into some houses.
It was gathered that the hoodlums, who came in through the waterways robbed residents of cash and other belongings before whisking away two indigenes of the area.
The incident happened barely four days after sea pirates hijacked two boats and abducted a councillor and another prominent person from Bonny LGA.
A source from the area, who identified himself as Richy, told the Punch Newspaper that the people of the area were living in fear and called on government and security agencies to come to their rescue.
He explained that the gunmen forced the doors of their victims’ houses open without any gunshot, robbed residents and kidnapped two persons.
“It happened in the early hours of today in Amariari in Finima. The kidnappers took away two persons after robbing others of their cash and property.
“We are calling on government and security agencies to beef up security in Bonny Local Government Area so that these sea pirates and kidnappers would be chased out of our place,” Richy said.
When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Nnamdi Omoni, told our correspondent that he was not aware of the incident.
