Gunmen abduct NTA reporter in Port Harcourt

A reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Chidiebere Onyia, has been abducted in Port Harcourt.

The lady who just resumed from maternity leave was reportedly abducted by four men in Woji, Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Port Harcourt about 8pm on Tuesday.

The gunmen reportedly whisked her away from her Honda Crosstour car she was driving, leaving the car and a colleague on the ride with her behind after dispossessing her of a handbag and phones.

The colleague said, “We were halted by the traffic jam at Woji Railway Crossing when an armed man approached our car and asked Chidiebere to wind down.

“When she did, he showed her the gun and asked her to quietly move to the side and park. Out of fear, she struggled and parked.

“At that point, about three other men emerged from God-knows-where and asked her to come down the vehicle and follow them. They marched her to their SUV also parked by the corner.

“While that was happening, one of the men asked me to surrender my bag and phones. I did and they drove off with her.”

She confirmed reporting the case at the Mini-Okoro Police Station, not too far from the scene of the abduction.

Police Public Relation Officer, Rivers Command, SP Nnamdi Omoni, in confirmation of the development said the command was on top of the situation, doing everything within their powers to ensure her freedom.