Rivers commissioner kidnapped

PORT HARCOURT- RIVERS state government has confirmed the abduction of the Commissioner for Power, Mr. Augustine Nwokocha.

A statement from the Commissioner of Information and Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari said the Commissioner was kidnapped while on spot assessment of some areas affected by  flood disaster in the state.

“The Rivers State government wishes to confirm that on October 13, 2012 the Commissioner for Power, Mr. Augustine Nwokocha was seized by unidentified men who are suspected to be hoodlums and career criminals. The information available at the time of the incident indicated that he was on a spot assessment of some areas affected by the recent flooding in the state. It is believed that he was on his way to monitor relief materials and the situation in one of the camps before the incident happened.”