Gunmen attacked the lodge of Lt.-Col. Josiah, a senior officer, in Bomadi, headquarters of Bomadi Local Government Area, while he was resting after returning from a wedding in Kpakiama community, sparking widespread fear across the riverside town between 2 a.m. and 2:30 a.m.
Security patrols have been increased in Bomadi and surrounding communities by soldiers from the Joint Task Force (JTF), following a kidnapping operation described by an anonymous witness.
“The kidnappers came to the hotel about 2a.m. to 2.30a.m. They searched every room, took the phones at lodgers and forced the military officer outside. They even fired shots before zooming out of the hotel premises with the military officer in their vehicle. There was also blood on the ground after they had left the premises.
“The following day, we heard that the JTF had found the vehicle in which they carried out the operation in neighbouring Tuomo community, which was abandoned by the side of the Tuomo-Ogbobagbene-Tamigbe-Torugbene-Ojobo road. The vehicle has already been brought to their base at Bomadi-Overside,” the source said.
Efforts to reach Bright Edafe, Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, for comment were unsuccessful, with his official line going unanswered at the time this report was filed.
