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October 21, 2006
Attah raises alarm of hostage taking
Akwa Ibom State governor, Obong Victor Attah has expressed deep concern over the abduction of some expatriate oil workers in Eket recently by the Niger Delta Militants describing it as very unfortunate.
DENNIS UDOMA, Uyo
The reaction came barely two weeks after seven expartriate oil workers working with Exxon-Mobil were taken hostage, throwing the entire city into palpable fear.
Governor Attah, who disclosed this to newsmen on arrival from Abuja said the action by the militants may have been Master-minded or sponsored by people to dent the image of the state noted as one of the most peaceful in the region.
According to him, "There is a strong suspicion that the abduction was sponsored."
Obong Victor Attah, who is also a presidential hopeful on the platform of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said while in Abuja he held meetings with relevant agencies with a view to ensuring immediate release of the hostages.
Meanwhile, plans for the funeral of those victims at Essa-Akpan, the residential quarters where the raid by the Niger-Delta Freedom Fighters (NDFF) was carried out were on-going.
A source in the company, Hercules Nigeria Limited, disclosed this to Saturday Champion recently in Eket, describing the development as tragic and mournful.
Posted by Publisher at October 21, 2006 01:04 PM
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