A high court judge in Akwa Ibom State, Justice Joy Uwana, has been kidnapped, while her police orderly was killed, the Police Command there has confirmed .
Media reports quoted the Chairman of the Oron Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) as saying that the judge was abducted on Monday along with her driver, while her police orderly was killed in the attack which occurred on Uyo-Okobo road.
Police spokesman in the state, SP Odiko Macdon, said that the police had commenced investigations to ensure the safe release of the judge and her driver.
His words, “The Command has received that report, a very bad dastardly act indeed.
“We are on it, and the Commissioner of Police, Olatoye Durusinmi has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the matter.
“We have been on it all day, and we will spare no resources in ensuring that the needful is done to ensure that she reunites with her family.
“Our heart goes to the family of the deceased officer attached to the judge, who was brutally murdered.
“It is very unfortunate; this is not what Akwa Ibom is known for….
“We enjoin the good people of Akwa Ibom to go about their lawful businesses.”
NBA’s Torosco Enyene, Esq, disclosed that the Judge was seized along Okobo LGA axis of the State on her away to Uyo, shortly after rising from a Court session in Oron.
“Yes, the Judge in Oron was kidnapped on Monday on her way back to Uyo, after a Court sitting. On Wednesday, we are moving down to Uyo to meet with the Commissioner of Police (CP) Olatoye Durusinmi, and the Director of Department of State Services (DSS) on the issue,” he said.