Gunmen have kidnapped a high court judge, Justice Joy Uwanna, and her driver in Akwa Ibom State’s Oron Local Government Area.
According to reports, the judge’s orderly was murdered in the incident on the Uyo-Okobo route.
Toroscho Eyene, the Chairman of the Oron branch of the Nigeria Bar Association, confirmed the development to our correspondent on Tuesday, saying the judge was kidnapped on her way to Uyo following a court hearing.
He disclosed that members of the association have scheduled a meeting with the State Commissioner of Police and the Department of State Services, DSS, tomorrow (Wednesday).
Eyene said, “Yes, the sitting Judge in Oron was kidnapped yesterday (Monday) on her way back to Uyo after a court sitting. By tomorrow, Wednesday, we are moving down to Uyo to meet with the Commissioner of Police, Olatoye Durusinmi and the DSS on the issue.”
The Public Relations Officer of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, Odiko Macdon, could not be reached for comments as of the time of filing this report.
