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A week after their terrifying experience, ten travelers who were kidnapped on the Bonny-Port Harcourt waterway have been released. Their safe return is a welcome outcome for all involved.
A week after their abduction on September 2, ten travelers taken hostage on the Bonny-Port Harcourt waterway have been released. The police had vowed to do everything in their power to rescue the victims, and their efforts have resulted in a welcome outcome.
A source confirmed to The Eastern on Saturday that ten travelers taken hostage on the Bonny-Port Harcourt waterway on September 2 have been released. The police had vowed to do everything in their power to rescue the victims, and their efforts have resulted in a welcome outcome.
The Eastern learned on Saturday from a source that the ten travelers taken hostage on September 2 while on the Bonny-Port Harcourt waterway were freed when their captors abandoned them.
The source revealed that the abductors fled in haste when they noticed operatives from the Nigerian Navy‘s Forward Operations Base (FOB) in Bonny searching for the victims.
According to a source at FOB Bonny who requested anonymity, the base’s operatives had been hot on the trail of the kidnappers since the abduction was reported. The source attributed the kidnappers’ sudden flight and abandonment of their victims along the Onne channel to the base’s relentless intelligence gathering.
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The victims were taken to the base for medical checkups after which they were reunited with their various families.
Although neither the Nigerian Navy nor the Police has issued an official statement on the matter, sources within the agencies confirm that they will ramp up operations against sea pirates operating in the area.
