Kidnappers of Chief Watson Iti, the father of the member
representing Brass Constituency 2 in the Bayelsa State House of Assembly,
Alfred Belimote Watson have demanded N70 million ransom for his freedom.
Alfred, who confirmed the ransom deman, stated in a text
message: “Kidnappers of my dad called exactly at 11.30pm with his phone number
requesting for a ransom of N70 million between now and Wednesday.”
The incident, which occurred at about 9.00am on Sunday, has
thrown the constituent of the lawmaker into confusion with the state leadership
of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) are apprehensive over the safety
of the abducted septuagenarian
Investigations revealed
that Chief Iti was whisked away while on his way to Egweama community
from Okpoama community in Brass Local Government Area of the state.
Spokesman of the Bayelsa State Police Command, Butswat
Asimin,also confirmed the development.
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