Gunmen Kidnap Ex-President Jonathan’s Family Member

<p><strong>A family relative of former President Goodluck Jonathan&comma; Mr Jepthan Robert was the victim of a kidnap attack in Yenagoa&comma; Bayelsa State capital&period; Robert was believed to have been kidnapped on Tuesday in front of his house at Dimrose road&comma; Biogbolo area of Yenagoa&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He was said to be standing in front of his house around 9&period;30 pm when a fast moving car stopped abruptly close to him and some masked men came down from the car and bundled him into it before he could raise the alarm&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Police Public Relations Officer &lpar;PPRO&rpar;&comma; SP Asinim Butswat&comma; who confirmed the incident&comma; said the Police have commenced investigations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;He was picked up at Dimrose Road in Yenagoa&period; We are intensifying efforts to rescue him and arrest the kidnappers&period; We are working on a promising lead”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;efcc-arrests-michael-jackson-in-lagos-fetish-items-recovered-photos&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ff0000&semi;">EFCC Arrests Michael Jackson In Lagos<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>Investigations indicated that the kidnap of the Jonathan family member would be the sixth high profile kidnap carried out in Bayelsa state in the last five months&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Others that have been kidnapped include the mother of the Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government&comma; Mrs Betinah Benson&comma; Mr Tari Ajanami&comma; a top banker in the state&comma; Chief Marvin Turner&comma; father of Ogbia Local Government Council Chairman&comma; Mr Lotana Okoye&comma; a popular businessmen and Commissioner for Trade&comma; Industry and Investment&comma; Mr Federal Otokito&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Source&colon; Sun<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;