By Austin Ogwuda
THE Police Public Relations Officer PPRO in Delta State, Nigeria, Bright Edafe, a Superintendent of Police SP has officially confirmed the bloody invasion of King Jesus & I Church where the immediate Commissioner for Technical Education in the State Joan Mrapkpor popularly known as Ada Anioma was kidnapped.
Mrapkpor is the Founder and Presiding Pastor of the Church and was said to be holding Church service this Tuesday evening when the dare Devil kidnappers struck, shooting sporadically inside the Church while in session.
Edafe, in a telephone conversation with The Townhall this evening, said, “one policeman was killed, but we are on their trail”.
They have been divergent reactions following the kidnap.
Whilst some sympathisers have gone into prayers asking for God’s intervention to enable her to be released unhurt, some others have expressed worries over the growing insecurity situation in Delta State.
Somebody remarked thus, “Nobody is safe including the ones who have 100s of armed security operatives guarding them.
Basic human capital resources can end 80 percent of insecurity”.
Another stated “Hope it (the kidnap) is not politically motivated. There was political problem in Aniocha South Legislative Arm over the election Leader”.
Meanwhile, panic-ridden residents are being re-assured that Police are on top of the situation as a Public Notice from the Delta State Police Command was being circulated.
It reads thus, “The Commissioner of Police Delta State, CP Abaniwonda Olufemi has directed that all Tactical Commanders and Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) deploy all available resources to checkmate the activities of armed robbers, kidnappers and other criminal elements in the State.
“Members of the public are advised to reach out to the Command in cases of distress through any of the following DEDICATED Control Room numbers: 08036684974, 08125958005, 09053872287”, it stated.