The Cross River State Security
Adviser in charge of the southern district of the state, Mr Ani Esin, was
abducted by unknown gunmen in his residence in the early house of Tuesday, The
Nation gathered.
Ani, a former chairman of Bakassi
local government, it was learnt was manhandled by the kidnappers before
dragging him away in one his vehicles.
However, the police said
following distress calls, a team led by the Police Commissioner, Austin
Agbonlahor, himself gave chase to the criminals and caught up with them.
According to the Police Public
Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo, the vehicle the kidnappers were making away
in crashed. However, as they were
fleeing, one of the kidnappers died in the accident.
According to the PPRO, the other
suspects escaped into a nearby bush with gunshot wounds.
Ugbo said Esin was retrieved and
is responding to treatment in an undisclosed hospital.
She said efforts would be made to
get the identity of the corpse of the kidnapper that died and from there,
launch an investigation to catch up with the rest of the suspects.
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