The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Bayelsa Police Command DSP Asinim Butswat has disclosed that manhunt for suspected kidnappers have commenced in the state.
Butswat gave the hint on Sunday in Yenagoa, while narrating the attempts by armed criminals to abduct some  expatriates residing in the state capital; who were recalled from various oilfields that were shutdown due to recent attacks  by the Niger Delta Avengers militant group.
He said. “On Saturday at about 23:50 hours, unknown gunmen attacked the Expatriates Quarters at Onopa and opened fire on security personnel on guard in an attempt to abduct the expatriates.
“The security operatives fired back and the gunmen withdrew, abandoning their assault rifle. They escaped through the waterways in a speedboat.
“Manhunt for the gunmen have been intensified and investigation is ongoing,
He further revealed .that an assault rifle was recovered from the kidnappers, who fled the scene on arrival of policemen.
