Breaking: Kidnapped Bayelsa High Court Judge, Justice Umokoro, Regains Freedom
Bayelsa state High Court Judge, Justice E.G. Umokoro, who was kidnapped by masked gunmen in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, on Saturday, June 21, has regained his freedom.
Justice Umukoro regained his freedom on Thursday, after spending days in the kidnappers’ den.
The Department of State Services (DSS) in Bayelsa State confirmed the judge’s release but did not disclose further details regarding the circumstances of his freedom.
It was earlier reported that on the day of his abduction, eyewitnesses said the gunmen, dressed in black uniforms, fired shots at him but missed. The attackers then blocked his path with an unmarked white Hilux van and forcibly took him away.
The gunmen did not steal the black Toyota Prado SUV he was driving at the time of the abduction.
