Unknown gunmen have reportedly abducted a State High Court Judge, Justice E.G. Umokoro in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State Capital.
According to sources, the judge, who presides over High Court 7 in the state, was abducted in front of a popular eatery in the Ekeki area along Chief Melford Okilo Expressway at about 7.00 pm.
Eyewitnesses told journalists that the gunmen clothed in black uniforms shot at him but missed. The assailants then blocked him with an unmarked white Hilux van and whisked him away.
The masked gunmen did not take away the black Toyota Prado jeep in which he was riding at the time of his abduction which have raised suspicion that they were not stealing but actually abducting the judge
A video of the crime scene posted online showed the judge struggling with his abductors, who forced him into the white Hilux before driving away.
As of the time of reporting, the Bayelsa state police command is yet to comment on this matter.
