UPDATE: Newly Appointed Commissioner Abducted By Gunmen

Prof. Getrude Njar, the new Commissioner for Women Affairs in Cross River State, has been kidnapped by gunmen.

She was spirited away through the waterways around Mbukpa in Calabar South Council around 9.30 a.m. yesterday, according to an eyewitness.

It was also reported that security officers who arrived on the incident discovered her automobile.

The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Eric Anderson, confirmed the occurrence and stated that her automobile was discovered on Mayne Avenue.

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He did, however, say that security personnel were on the case.

“Just this morning, we received report of the kidnap of our colleague, Prof. Getrude Njar, who is Commissioner for Women Affairs. The police have been contacted. She was kidnapped at Mayne Avenue this morning and her car has been retrieved. And the report is that they are closing up on them,” Anderson disclosed.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Irene Ugbo, could not be reached for comment at the time of reporting this story.

 

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