This is the second time Madam Florentina would be kidnapped. She was kidnapped on February 23, 2010 by gunmen, who demanded N100 million ransom for her freedom.
Sources stated that the attack, which occurred at about 3a.m, caused panic in the area as many residents made frantic calls to the state police command security outfit, Operation Doo Akpo, which also responded swiftly.
Checks indicated that five men armed with AK47 rifles had gained entrance into the Paulkers residence at Opolo, by cutting the protector and shot sporadically to ensure youths of the area did not come out to resist them.
“They came through the main road. They drove a vehicle into the community and immediately started shooting into the air to create panic among the people, who were fast asleep. They forced the door open, seized the woman and whisked her away to an unknown place. Some residents thought the kidnappers were armed robbers. Some of the residents later came out and started shouting, ‘thief, thief’ only to discover later that the woman had been abducted,” a reliable source said.
At the residence of the Paulkers, it was gathered that the abductors also shot one of Paulker’s brothers identified as Driver and went away with their mother through the protector into a waiting vehicle.
Another resident in the area, who pleaded anonymity, said the whole neighbourhood was woken up at about 3a.m. when the gunmen began shooting.
“We were woken up at about 3a.m. by heavy gunshots. Later, in the morning, we were told that the old woman had been abducted.”
The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hilary Opara, who confirmed the incident, assured Bayelsans that the police were on top of the situation.
Opara, who disclosed that the police responded swiftly, said one of the kidnappers had been arrested.
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