DIEZANI ALLISON-MADUEKE'S ABDUCTED BROTHER STILL IN KIDNAPPERS DEN. ASSAILANTS YET TO MAKE CONTACT

The men of the underworld who abducted Joseph Agama, younger brother of Nigeria's Petroleum Minister Mrs. Diezani Allison Madueke are yet to contact the family of their captive 24 hours after the act was perpetrated. The development is said to be causing panic as the Minister is pulling all strings to ensure Agama come back home.

Yet to be identified gunmen in the early hours of Thursday kidnapped Joseph Agama in Bayelsa state, Police Spokesman, Asinim Butswat, confirmed the development, he  said that the command got a report shortly after the incident happened. According to Butswat, the police received a  distress call on Thursday from the victim’s father, Maxwell Agama.

Butswat said that the incident occurred at about 12.30 am on Thursday at Yenaka Community, a coastal settlement in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa  state. Community sources said that the armed gunmen off with the victim to an unknown destination after abandoning their original boat. Family sources said that the kidnappers were yet to establish contact or demand ransom.

It will be recalled that a sister to the minister,  Osiyo Agama, was kidnapped in October 2014 in Port Harcourt and later rescued by a combined team of Joint Task Force and Department of State Security Services. Diezani who is known as a powerful minister in President Goodluck Jonathan cabinet could afford to pay ransom requested by kidnappers who have now made a habit of abducting members of her family.