The expatriate kidnapped at the Trans-Kalabri road project in Rivers State has regained freedom from his captors.
About ten gunmen had abducted the victim attached to the construction firm handling the Trans-Kalabari road project, Lubric Construction Company, LCC, along the Kalabari/Emohua Road.
Following the development, Kalabari youths had condemned the act and vowed to work in collaboration with neighbouring ethnicities and security agencies to apprehend the kidnappers.
In a briefing on Monday with pressmen, the Chairman of Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, Roland Sekibo, announced that the victim had regained freedom.
He made this disclosure after a security meeting with his counterparts from Degema, Emohua, Asari-Toru local government council of the state.
According to him, it is essential for the government to set up adequate security structures on the major roads linking the four local government areas.
“In every problem, the solution is always the problem; there are lots of things which cause this insecurity, last time we talked about the deplorable state of the road. We are looking at the road and the bushes that are taking over the road.
He further expressed the positivity brought by the synergy between communities and security agencies, while stressing the need for neighboring Council chairmen to work together to end crime in the area.
“We also looked at the inadequate nature of manpower of the security agencies. We have holistically looked at everything, and we will come out with a solution. By the grace of God, these solutions will be made public soon than later.
“You see that the collaboration in synergy is yielding fruit. As I speak to you, by the grace of God the expatriate that was kidnapped has been released because of the pressures that are coming from this kind of body.”
