There was tension in the Ekeki area of Yenagoa in Bayelsa State on Saturday as some gunmen stormed the area, shooting sporadically.
The Bayelsa Police Command thereafter confirmed on Sunday that Justice E. J. Umokoro was abducted in the aftermath of the shooting.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Musa Mohammed confirmed the alleged kidnap of the Judge.
“Umokoro, a judge at Bayelsa State High Court was on Saturday evening abducted from his car at a fast food outlet at Ekeki area of Yenagoa.
“The command has deployed tactical teams and drones to trail and arrest the hoodlums,” DSP Mohammed said.
It was gathered that the gunmen fired sporadically at the car park of the eatery before forcing the judge out of his vehicle and whisking him away in a waiting Toyota Hilux.
The judge had been waiting for his daughter, who had gone into the outlet to make some purchases.