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The Special Adviser on Political Matters to Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has been kidnapped. Mr Fyneman Wilson was kidnapped in the early hours of today – barely 24 hours after Governor Dickson publicly declared his intention to seek re-election during an elaborate ceremony in Yenagoa, the state capital.
Wilson was kidnapped at about 4am in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa, where incumbent governor also hails from.
Asinim Butswat, Police Public Relations Officer for Bayelsa Command, confirmed receiving the report of the kidnap incident but said that details were still ‘sketchy’. He pledged to provide details as soon as they are available.
News Express reports that several kidnap incidents have occurred in quick successions in bayelsa within the past few weeks, including the abduction of three monarchs who are still held by their abductors.
