Gunmen have abducted a former Delta Commissioner for Technical Education, Ms. Joan Onyemaechi, in a church premises in Asaba, Delta Capital.
Onyemaechi, a former member of the House of Representatives, was abducted during a church service.
The gunmen shot two persons, including a police orderly attached to the former lawmaker dead during the attack.
Another victim, a passer-by, was hit by a stray bullet and died on the spot.
It was gathered another police orderly and the politician’s driver also sustained gunshots injuries.
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The Nation gathered that the gunmen stormed her church, King Jesus and I Church, off DBS Road, shooting sporadically.
The former commissioner was whisked away in her SUV vehicle amidst heavy shooting.
Delta Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, a Superintendent of Police, confirmed the abduction of the politician.
He said two persons, including a policeman, were killed in the incident.
He added that it was only the former lawmaker that was kidnapped.