Paul Osuyi, Asaba
Queen Elizabeth Erebulu, mother of the Pere (King) of Kabowei Kingdom in Patani Local Government Area of Delta State, Shadrach Erebulu, Adou lll, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen.
The Queen Mother was abducted alongside her sister, Mrs. Okee Yawoma early Wednesday, at her hone located around Taware Quarters in Patani town, according to local sources.
This was even as her sister, Mrs. Okee Yawoma was reportedly kidnapped at Adagbabiri community, a Bayelsa State Community sharing boundary with Delta state.
It was gathered that the kidnappers had first abducted the Queen Mother before taking her across the river to Adagbabiri, to also kidnap her sister who was sleeping, at about 2:00am.
The hoodlums, it was further learnt, left with their targets in a speed boat to an unknown location.
“The kidnappers already zoomed off through the Adagbabiri waterside, after kidnapping the king’s mother before police operatives in rescue effort came.
“The gunmen were four in number. No one could know why they were kidnapped,” one of the sources in the community said.
As at the time of filing this report, neither the Commissioner of Police nor the Command’s Public Relations Officer could be reached.
But, a police source in Patani confirmed the incident and added that steps had been taken to rescue the victims unhurt.